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Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-2-503

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Claims, notices, and objections

Official statutory text

CLAIMS, NOTICES, AND OBJECTIONS.

A. Claims for benefits shall be made in accordance with all

rules that the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission may

prescribe.

B. Promptly after an initial claim or an additional initial

claim is filed, the Commission shall give notice of the claim to the

last employer of the claimant for whom the claimant worked at least

fifteen (15) working days. These days are not required to be

consecutive. Provided, that promptly after the Commission is

notified of the claimant's separation from employment obtained

during a continued claim series, the Commission shall give notice of

the claim to the last separating employer. Notices to separating

employers during a continued claim series will be given to the last

employer in the claim week without regard to length of employment.

Each notice shall contain an admonition that failure to respond to

the notice could affect the employer's tax rate.

C. Promptly after the claim is paid for the fifth week of

benefits the Commission shall give written notice of the claim to

all other employers of the claimant during the claimant's base

period. The notice will be given by electronic means, or by mail.

D. Notice shall be deemed to have been given when the

Commission transmits the notice by electronic means or by mail.

E. Within ten (10) days after the date the notice is sent, an

employer may file a statement of objections to the claim setting

forth specifically the facts which:

1. Disclose the name and Social Security number of the

employee;

2. Make the claimant ineligible for benefits under Sections 2-

201 through 2-210 of this title;

3. Disqualify the claimant from benefits under Sections 2-401

through 2-419 of this title; or

4. Relieve the employer from being charged for the benefit

wages of such claimant.

F. An untimely employer objection to a claim for unemployment

benefits made pursuant to subsection E of this section may be

allowed for good cause shown.

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