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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>On behalf of Workday Admin <o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="Heading21">Feb. 1, 2026, Cost of Living Adjustment Implementation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Recommended Agency Actions Before Jan. 29, 2026:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Finish any “In Progress” compensation-related business processes (for example, “Request Compensation
Change”, “Job Change”, “Hire”, etc.) that take effect <b>on or before Jan. 31, 2026</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Wait to start any compensation actions that take effect
<b>on or after Feb. 1, 2026</b>. These should be done after the COLA is applied so the new salary rates are includ</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">ed.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Double-check compensation for new hire employees or job changes.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;line-height:125%"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Important:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">If you have “In Progress” actions and actions with effective dates after the COLA (<span style="color:black">job changes, hires, additional jobs, recruitments
in flight with the pre-COLA compensation data and actions completed prior to the COLA implementation, etc.</span>), those actions will need to be reviewed and updated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Reports are available in the
</span><a href="https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/d/inst/13102!CK5mGhEKBggDEMenAhIHCgUI1A0QKA~~*Rw4VZiRMqNI~/cacheable-task/23748$1.htmld#backheader=true&TABINDEX=0"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">HR
Reports App</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA"> to help you find events that are in progress or future dated for employees. Below are a few helpful reports to run:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">CMP | In Progress Compensation Changes<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">HCM | Employee Events in Progress by Selected Initiated and Effective Dates<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">HCM | Employee Events by Selection Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Workday System Actions:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.9pt;margin-right:14.75pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:105%">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">The Workday team will complete the COLA compensation changes in phases on the agency’s behalf. This effort includes the adjustments to the salary plan structure
(rates) as well as adjusting employee salaries (excluding off-season seasonals) effective Feb. 1, 2026.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">COLA changes will be applied in two phases:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Phase 1:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">
Starts Jan 30, 2026 – this includes most representations.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Phase 2:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">
Starts Feb. 3, 2026 – Judicial Branch Judges (JE REPR), Psychiatric Security Review Board, and Legislature Elected Officials (LE REPR).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">February’s PERS pickup and merit increase files will run on Feb. 1, 2026, using the updated COLA rates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Note:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Compensation actions “In Progress” will error and not complete. This is because Workday only allows one compensation change to process at a time. Those items
will need to be updated manually by the agency. <b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">After COLA Is Applied:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:125%;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Once the central COLA efforts are complete, the Workday Announcement will be updated to notify
you to complete validation of worker’s compensation. The Workday Announcement is posted to elevated roles.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Agency action:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Validate worker’s compensation and update variable dollar allowances (like Work Out of Class), as
appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Complete any compensation actions that errored during the COLA adjustments (“In Progress” compensation
actions not completed prior to the COLA update).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Complete validations and manual updates prior to
<b>Feb. 23, 2026</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Note:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">The Workday Help Desk receives an increased number of compensation and payroll related cases near the payroll time entry deadline. To avoid delays,
please submit cases as soon as possible.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Create a Workday General Help case with any questions regarding this communication.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">In partnership,
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