Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-4-511
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Communications to Commission privileged - Not subject to
Official statutory text
slander or libel.
COMMUNICATIONS TO COMMISSION PRIVILEGED - NOT SUBJECT TO SLANDER
OR LIBEL. All letters, reports, communications and other matters,
written or oral from employer or former employer or claimant, to the
Commission or any of its agents or to any board which have been
written, sent, or made in connection with the requirements and
administration of this act, shall be absolutely privileged and shall
not be the subject matter or basis for any suit for slander or libel
in any court, but no employer or claimant or their representatives
testifying before the Commission or any board provided for in this
act shall be exempt from punishment for perjury.
COMMUNICATIONS TO COMMISSION PRIVILEGED - NOT SUBJECT TO SLANDER
OR LIBEL. All letters, reports, communications and other matters,
written or oral from employer or former employer or claimant, to the
Commission or any of its agents or to any board which have been
written, sent, or made in connection with the requirements and
administration of this act, shall be absolutely privileged and shall
not be the subject matter or basis for any suit for slander or libel
in any court, but no employer or claimant or their representatives
testifying before the Commission or any board provided for in this
act shall be exempt from punishment for perjury.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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