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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 56
§40-2-205. Repealed by Laws 1990, c. 333, § 20, emerg. eff. May 31, 1990.
§40-2-205.1. Ability to work and acceptance of employment. The unemployed individual must be able to perform work duties in keeping with his or her education, training and experience. He or she must also be available to seek and accept work at any time and may not be engaged in any activity that would restrict his or her seeking or accepting employment. The fact that an individual is enrolled in school shall not, in and of itself, render an individual ineligible for unemployment benefits. Such individual who is involuntarily unemployed and otherwise eligible for benefits and who offers to quit school, adjust class hours or change shifts in order to secure employment shall be entitled to benefits. Added by Laws 1990, c. 333, § 3, emerg. eff. May 31, 1990. Renumbered from § 2-205A of this title by Laws 2006, c. 176, § 29, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 360, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
§40-2-205A. Renumbered as § 2-205.1 of this title by Laws 2006, c. 176, § 29, eff. July 1, 2006.
§40-2-206. Waiting period. WAITING PERIOD. The unemployed individual must have been unemployed for a waiting period of one (1) week. No week shall be counted as a week of unemployment for the purposes of this section: (1) Unless it occurs within the benefit year which includes the week with respect to which he claims payment of benefits; (2) If benefits have been paid with respect thereto; (3) Unless the individual was eligible for benefits with respect thereto. Added by Laws 1980, c. 323, § 2-206, eff. July 1, 1980.
§40-2-207. Wage requirement during base period. WAGE REQUIREMENT DURING BASE PERIOD. A. The unemployed individual, during the individual's base period, shall have been paid: 1. Taxable wages of not less than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00); and 2. Total wages of not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) times the amount of wages during that quarter of the individual's base period in which the wages were highest. B. Notwithstanding the provisions in subsection A of this section, an unemployed individual shall be eligible for benefits if, during the individual's base period, he or she shall have been paid: