{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-1-225","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-1-225","heading":"Supplemental unemployment benefit plan","body":"SUPPLEMENTAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLAN.\n\nA. A supplemental unemployment benefit plan for a temporary\n\nlayoff must meet the following requirements:\n\n1. The plan shall provide for a payment from the employer to\n\nthe employee each week during the temporary layoff to supplement\n\nunemployment benefits received by the employee;\n\n2. The plan must be part of an agreement entered into between\n\nthe employer and employee, or between the employer and a collective\n\nbargaining agent on behalf of the employee, before the date the\n\nlayoff is effective;\n\n3. The employer must be able to give a reasonable assurance\n\nthat the separated employees will be able to return to work at the\n\nend of the temporary layoff;\n\n4. The employer must inform the Commission of the beginning and\n\nending dates of the layoff and keep the Commission informed of any\n\nchanges in circumstances while any claims for unemployment benefits\n\nare in existence; and\n\n5. The plan must provide for equal treatment of all employees\n\ncovered by the plan who are included in the layoff.\n\nThe requirements of Sections 2-417 and 2-418 of this title shall be\n\nwaived for any claimant of unemployment benefits who is receiving\n\nsupplemental benefits under this subsection.\n\nB. A supplemental unemployment benefit plan for a permanent\n\nlayoff must meet the following requirements:\n\n1. The plan shall provide for a payment from the employer to\n\nthe former employee during each week unemployment benefits are paid\n\nto the former employee, in order to supplement the unemployment\n\nbenefits received by the former employee;\n\n2. The plan must be part of an agreement entered into between\n\nthe employer and former employee, or between the employer and a\n\ncollective bargaining agent on behalf of the former employee, before\n\nthe date the layoff is effective; and\n\n3. The plan must provide for equal treatment of all former\n\nemployees covered by the plan who are included in the layoff.\n\nThe requirements of Sections 2-417 and 2-418 of this title shall\n\nbe applicable to any claimant of unemployment benefits who is\n\nreceiving supplemental benefits under this subsection.\n\nC. The amount of supplemental unemployment benefit plan\n\npayments will not be deducted from the weekly benefit amount of an\n\nunemployment benefit claim.\n\nD. All supplemental unemployment benefit plans must be approved\n\nby the Director of the Unemployment Insurance Division of the\n\nOklahoma Employment Security Commission. The Director's\n\ndetermination will be in writing and mailed to the employer and the\n\ncollective bargaining agent of the employees, if any exists, at\n\ntheir last-known addresses, within twenty (20) days of the receipt\n\nof the employer's plan. If an employer or collective bargaining\n\nagent disagrees with the determination, an appeal can be taken\n\npursuant to Section 3-115 of this title.","path":["OK Code","Title 40"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os40.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"e635e8507569020b97cd3ea24e0c506cef3e4345efd1bc038bcced3756139c1e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-1-224","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-1-227"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}