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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings Payroll and HR Partners,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Effective <b>January 1, 2026</b>, Oregon <a href="https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB0906/Enrolled">
<b>SB 906 (2025)</b></a> requires employers to provide every <b>new hire</b> with a written explanation of earnings and deductions to help employees understand the information on their itemized pay statements.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DAS has created a resource that <b>lists all earnings, deductions, and tax withholdings</b> that may appear on an employee’s pay statement and can be found here:
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Documents/deductions-earning-combined.pdf">
Itemized Pay Statement Earnings and Deductions</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Updates to Improve Access for Current Employees</b><br>
OSPS, in partnership with Workday Admin, is working on implementing the following updates:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><i>(New)</i></b> <b><a href="https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/email-universal/inst/25755$2406/rel-task/2998$40834.htmld">Itemized Pay Statement Earnings and Deductions</a></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><i>(Update)</i></b><b> </b>
<a href="https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/email-universal/inst/25755$1155/rel-task/2998$40834.htmld"><b>How to Read Your Payslip</b></a>: Add related link to the
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Documents/deductions-earning-combined.pdf">
Itemized Pay Statement Earnings and Deductions</a>. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><i>(Update)</i></b><b> </b>
<a href="https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/email-universal/inst/25755$685/rel-task/2998$40834.htmld"><b>New Hire/ReEmployment Checklist</b></a>: Include the
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Documents/deductions-earning-combined.pdf">
Itemized Pay Statement Earnings and Deductions</a> link in the checklist. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Workday Learning:</b><o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><i>(Update) </i></b><b><a href="https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/learning/course/3b345167f34e100198c8c9e200030000?record=4e7286ebcc201001f650fe6d2a0c0000&type=9882927d138b100019b928e75843018d">Reading
 Your Payslip</a></b>: Add the <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Documents/deductions-earning-combined.pdf">
Itemized Pay Statement Earnings and Deductions</a> link in the <b>Resources</b> section.
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We recognize that the current information can be difficult to navigate. We’re working with Workday Admin to
<b>streamline content and improve the user experience</b> so employees can more easily find and understand pay statement details.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you have questions, please contact me at <a href="mailto:Timothy.Lowry@das.oregon.gov" target="_blank">
<b>Timothy.Lowry@das.oregon.gov</b></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto">Tim Lowry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 M. Lowry<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#353535;mso-ligatures:none">Oregon Statewide Payroll Services Manager</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#353535;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Chief Financial Office | Office of the State Controller</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">971-718-4230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/DAS/Financial/Payroll/Pages/index.aspx"><span style="color:blue">http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/Financial/Payroll</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Pronouns: he, him, his</span></i><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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