OK HB1001

Modifies employment definitions and exemptions under the Employment Security Act of 1980, establishing new requirements for limited liability companies to be taxed under federal unemployment tax standards.

Creates new procedures for unemployment benefit claims, including mandatory personal appearance requirements at workforce centers, certification statements for claimants, and disqualification for non-compliance.

Authorizes the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to levy employer wages and bank accounts to collect overpaid benefits and utilize the federal Treasury Offset Program for collection purposes.

Establishes employer contribution rates beginning January 1, 2016, setting a minimum rate of 1.5% of taxable wages, with relief provisions for certain terminations and adds new employer protest filing procedures through an online portal.

Modifies Workforce Investment Act program references throughout the law and repeals certain prior contribution rate provisions, with most sections effective November 1, 2015.