To help you receive information from PERS more quickly, please leave your name, social security number, and work and home phone numbers if you leave a message for a return call. Staff are returning some messages evenings and weekends. You may also visit PERS' Web page for information, to request forms and publications, and to see the group counseling schedule. Members are urged to attend group counseling sessions, which are advertised regularly in this publication. Both general and personal questions can be answered in those sessions.
PERS is dedicated to providing the best customer service possible.
When unusual circumstances make that goal difficult, PERS appreciates help from members. Perspectives is published quarterly by the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System for the benefit of PERS members and employers. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Nothing on this web site is either a legal reference or a complete statement of the laws or PERS administrative rules. In any conflict between this information and Oregon laws or administrative rules, the laws and administrative rules shall prevail.