Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-2-301
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Waiver void
Official statutory text
WAIVER VOID. Any agreement by an individual to waive, release,
or commute his rights to benefits or any other rights under this act
shall be void. Any agreement by any individual in the employ of any
person or employing unit to pay all or any portion of an employer's
contributions, required under this act from such employer, shall be
void. No employer shall directly or indirectly make or require or
accept any deduction from wages to finance the employer's
contributions required from him or require or accept any waiver of
any right hereunder by any individual in his employ, discriminate in
regard to the hiring or tenure of work on any term or condition of
work of any individual on account of his claiming benefits under
this act, or in any manner obstruct or impede the filing of claims
for benefits. Any employer or officer or agent of an employer who
violates any provision of this section shall, for each offense, be
fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or be imprisoned for not more than six
(6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
or commute his rights to benefits or any other rights under this act
shall be void. Any agreement by any individual in the employ of any
person or employing unit to pay all or any portion of an employer's
contributions, required under this act from such employer, shall be
void. No employer shall directly or indirectly make or require or
accept any deduction from wages to finance the employer's
contributions required from him or require or accept any waiver of
any right hereunder by any individual in his employ, discriminate in
regard to the hiring or tenure of work on any term or condition of
work of any individual on account of his claiming benefits under
this act, or in any manner obstruct or impede the filing of claims
for benefits. Any employer or officer or agent of an employer who
violates any provision of this section shall, for each offense, be
fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or be imprisoned for not more than six
(6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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