The law requires that PERS periodically review your disability status for you to continue receiving disability payments. Please schedule routine visits with your treating physicians so that current information (within three months of your review date) will be available for your periodic review. Medical reviews are normally no longer required once you reach regular retirement age (58 for General Service Tier One members, 60 for General Service Tier Two members, and 55 for police officer or firefighter members).
As part of the review, PERS will also contact the Oregon Employment Department and the Secretary of State business registry to determine if you are working or are associated with a business and may request a copy of your annual tax returns. Any earned income, including self-employment, must be reported to PERS monthly.
Monthly income reporting is no longer required once you reach regular retirement age; however, if you are working for a PERS-participating employer, you may not exceed the 599-hour limit even after reaching full retirement age.
You must report to PERS any unemployment benefits received and report to the Employment Department your disability retirement allowance received from PERS. While receiving unemployment benefits, you must certify weekly that you are physically and mentally able to work, available for work, and actively seeking work. This may affect your eligibility for continuing disability retirement benefits, which requires that you be totally disabled and unable to perform any work for which you are qualified.