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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">From Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry Jerry Oleksiak:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I am happy to inform you of positive news regarding customers who are on OVR’s Order of Selection (OOS) wait list. On February 1, 2020, we will begin processing at least 2,200 customers off the wait list with priority given to eligible
customers who have been on the wait list the longest. We will continuously re-evaluate opportunities to move more cases off the wait list after February 1. Please note that updates to OVR’s
<a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dli.pa.gov%2FIndividuals%2FDisability-Services%2FOOS%2FPages%2Fdefault.aspx&data=02%7C01%7Cjoe.drenth%40jbtc.com%7Cf22687940cda40a1947c08d7a330882d%7C91c2207902ce47e8bb5bc93a3d5f1a78%7C0%7C0%7C637157301174751336&sdata=t61vb2V2GDGygp7XwdCAC6wH%2FQufvKWFuSmed6VYloM%3D&reserved=0">
Order of Selection</a> web page and related materials will be posted on January 31, 2020.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The L&I OVR Workgroup will continue to meet regularly to monitor and respond to the ongoing fiscal situation, and we will continue to provide updates to the OVR Board. A more detailed report will be provided at our OVR Board meeting
on March 5, 2020. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT"">Jerry</span><span style="font-family:"Brush Script MT"">
</span><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT"">Oleksiak</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">W. Gerard Oleksiak<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Secretary, PA Department of Labor and Industry
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">651 Boas Street, Room 1700<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Harrisburg, PA 17121-0750<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(o) 717-705-2630<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(c) 717-265-5765<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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