Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-600.1
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Short title – Legislative findings
Official statutory text
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration
Act".
B. The Legislature hereby finds:
1. That professional employer organizations provide a valuable
service to commerce and the citizens of this state by increasing the
opportunities of employers to develop cost-effective methods of
satisfying their personnel requirements and providing employees with
access to certain employment benefits which might otherwise not be
available to them;
2. That professional employer organizations operating in this
state should be properly recognized and regulated by the Department
of Insurance of this state, as provided in this act; and
3. That any allocation of the employer’s duties and
responsibilities pursuant to this act will preserve all rights to
which their covered employees would be entitled under a traditional
employment relationship.
Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration
Act".
B. The Legislature hereby finds:
1. That professional employer organizations provide a valuable
service to commerce and the citizens of this state by increasing the
opportunities of employers to develop cost-effective methods of
satisfying their personnel requirements and providing employees with
access to certain employment benefits which might otherwise not be
available to them;
2. That professional employer organizations operating in this
state should be properly recognized and regulated by the Department
of Insurance of this state, as provided in this act; and
3. That any allocation of the employer’s duties and
responsibilities pursuant to this act will preserve all rights to
which their covered employees would be entitled under a traditional
employment relationship.
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