Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-1-231
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Limitations on duration of benefits
Official statutory text
LIMITATIONS ON DURATION OF BENEFITS.
A. For purposes of this section, "state average unemployment
insurance claims" means the weekly average of Continued UI Claims
for the thirteen (13) weeks beginning with the first file week
ending in the month of July in the calendar year prior to the
current calendar year as published by the Oklahoma Employment
Security Commission or the agency responsible for collecting and
publishing unemployment insurance claims data.
B. On January 1, 2025, for unemployment compensation claims
submitted during a calendar year, the duration of benefits is
limited to:
1. a. Sixteen (16) weeks if the state's average unemployment
insurance claims are at or below five thousand (5,000)
claims,
b. An additional two (2) weeks shall be added in addition
to the sixteen (16) weeks for each fifteen thousand
(15,000) increments if the state's average
unemployment insurance claims are above five thousand
(5,000) claims, or
c. Up to the maximum of twenty (20) weeks; or
2. In the event that the weekly claims data of continued claims
administered by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission exceeds
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forty thousand (40,000) claims, the maximum duration of benefits
shall immediately be raised to twenty-six (26) weeks. This maximum
benefit duration shall be in place until the weekly claims data of
continued UI claims falls below forty thousand (40,000) claims at
which time the maximum duration of benefits shall be determined
pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section.
A. For purposes of this section, "state average unemployment
insurance claims" means the weekly average of Continued UI Claims
for the thirteen (13) weeks beginning with the first file week
ending in the month of July in the calendar year prior to the
current calendar year as published by the Oklahoma Employment
Security Commission or the agency responsible for collecting and
publishing unemployment insurance claims data.
B. On January 1, 2025, for unemployment compensation claims
submitted during a calendar year, the duration of benefits is
limited to:
1. a. Sixteen (16) weeks if the state's average unemployment
insurance claims are at or below five thousand (5,000)
claims,
b. An additional two (2) weeks shall be added in addition
to the sixteen (16) weeks for each fifteen thousand
(15,000) increments if the state's average
unemployment insurance claims are above five thousand
(5,000) claims, or
c. Up to the maximum of twenty (20) weeks; or
2. In the event that the weekly claims data of continued claims
administered by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission exceeds
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 48
forty thousand (40,000) claims, the maximum duration of benefits
shall immediately be raised to twenty-six (26) weeks. This maximum
benefit duration shall be in place until the weekly claims data of
continued UI claims falls below forty thousand (40,000) claims at
which time the maximum duration of benefits shall be determined
pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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