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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Forwarded on behalf of DAS CHRO</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> hrmgr-net [<a href="mailto:hrmgr-net-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:hrmgr-net-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>CHRO LIST Admin * DAS<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 06, 2016 10:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:hrexec@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">hrexec@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>;
<a href="mailto:hrmgr-net@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">hrmgr-net@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> CHAMBERS Janet * DAS <<a href="mailto:Janet.CHAMBERS@oregon.gov">Janet.CHAMBERS@oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [hrmgr-net] Policy Update - Early Return to Work 50.020.05<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1><span style="color:windowtext">MEMORANDUM                                                           </span><span style="color:windowtext;font-weight:normal">Transmittal 191</span><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>To:                           </b>Agency Human Resources and Payroll Managers<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b>                     Madilyn Zike, Chief Human Resources Officer
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b>Date:</b>                     April 6, 2016
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<b>Subject:</b>                Policy Update - Early Return to Work 50.020.05 <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have revised State HR Policy Early Return to Work.  The following summarizes the primary changes to the policy:
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<p class="MsoNormal">State HR Policy 50.020.05 “Early Return to Work”<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>General grammatical and formatting changes<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Increases the transitional work limit from three thirty-day review sequences to four thirty-day review sequences<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default">The updated policy and guide can be found on the CHRO’s <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/das/Pages/policieshr.aspx">
web page</a>.<span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please call the CHRO Policy Unit if you have any questions. <o:p>
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