Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-2-207
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Wage requirement during base period
Official statutory text
WAGE REQUIREMENT DURING BASE PERIOD.
A. The unemployed individual, during the individual's base
period, shall have been paid:
1. Taxable wages of not less than One Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($1,500.00); and
2. Total wages of not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) times
the amount of wages during that quarter of the individual's base
period in which the wages were highest.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions in subsection A of this
section, an unemployed individual shall be eligible for benefits if,
during the individual's base period, he or she shall have been paid:
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1. Taxable wages of any amount; and
2. Total wages equal to or more than the annual amount of
taxable wages that applies to any calendar year in which the claim
for unemployment benefits was filed.
C. 1. If an individual lacks sufficient base period wages to
establish a claim for benefits under this section, any wages paid in
the individual's alternative base period shall be considered as the
individual's base period wages. Once the alternative base period
wages are determined, those wage figures shall be used to determine
eligibility for benefits under subsection A or B of this section.
2. If the Commission has not received wage information from the
individual's employer for the most recent calendar quarter of the
alternative base period, the Commission shall accept an affidavit
from the individual supported by wage information such as check
stubs, deposit slips, or other supporting documentation to determine
wages paid.
3. A determination of benefits based on an alternative base
period shall be adjusted when the quarterly wage report is received
from the employer, if the wage information in the report differs
from that reported by the individual.
4. If alternative base period wages are established by
affidavit of the individual, the employer to which the wages are
attributed will have the right to protest the wages reported. If a
protest is made, the employer must provide documentary evidence of
wages paid to the individual. The Commission will determine the
wages paid based on the preponderance of the evidence presented by
each party.
5. Provided, no wages used to establish a claim under an
alternative base period shall be subsequently used to establish a
second benefit year.
A. The unemployed individual, during the individual's base
period, shall have been paid:
1. Taxable wages of not less than One Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($1,500.00); and
2. Total wages of not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) times
the amount of wages during that quarter of the individual's base
period in which the wages were highest.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions in subsection A of this
section, an unemployed individual shall be eligible for benefits if,
during the individual's base period, he or she shall have been paid:
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1. Taxable wages of any amount; and
2. Total wages equal to or more than the annual amount of
taxable wages that applies to any calendar year in which the claim
for unemployment benefits was filed.
C. 1. If an individual lacks sufficient base period wages to
establish a claim for benefits under this section, any wages paid in
the individual's alternative base period shall be considered as the
individual's base period wages. Once the alternative base period
wages are determined, those wage figures shall be used to determine
eligibility for benefits under subsection A or B of this section.
2. If the Commission has not received wage information from the
individual's employer for the most recent calendar quarter of the
alternative base period, the Commission shall accept an affidavit
from the individual supported by wage information such as check
stubs, deposit slips, or other supporting documentation to determine
wages paid.
3. A determination of benefits based on an alternative base
period shall be adjusted when the quarterly wage report is received
from the employer, if the wage information in the report differs
from that reported by the individual.
4. If alternative base period wages are established by
affidavit of the individual, the employer to which the wages are
attributed will have the right to protest the wages reported. If a
protest is made, the employer must provide documentary evidence of
wages paid to the individual. The Commission will determine the
wages paid based on the preponderance of the evidence presented by
each party.
5. Provided, no wages used to establish a claim under an
alternative base period shall be subsequently used to establish a
second benefit year.
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