Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-2-503
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Claims, notices, and objections
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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.
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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