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OK HB2253
Bill
Status
Passed
5/11/2016
Primary Sponsor
Randy McDaniel
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AI Summary
- Requires Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to create and maintain a precedent manual reflecting current statutes and case law for unemployment appeals, updated within 30 days of any statutory changes
- Establishes an "At-Risk Rule" requiring employers to have sufficient experience history (potential for unemployment claims in each quarter of the preceding year) before qualifying for an earned tax rate rather than the assigned 1.5% rate
- Allows individuals to voluntarily repay administrative unemployment benefit overpayments with private funds; clarifies that decisions made prior to legislative changes cannot be binding on subsequent proceedings
- Modifies rules for business transfers, requiring successor employers to acquire predecessor's experience rating account, tax rate, and joint liability for delinquent taxes when there is substantially common ownership, management, or control
- Provides Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) two reporting options for unemployment taxes and allows transfer of client experience history when filing under individual client accounts; effective November 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Labor; modifying various provisions of the Employment Security Act of 1980; effective date.
Last Action
Approved by Governor 05/11/2016
5/11/2016
Committee Referrals
Business and Commerce3/10/2016
Appropriations and Budget2/2/2016
Full Bill Text
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