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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 74 §40-2-419. Acceptance of accelerated buyout of employment contract - Definition. An individual shall be disqualified for unemployment benefits if that individual has accepted an accelerated buyout of a written employment contract from the employer. Disqualification under this section shall continue for the full period of unemployment next ensuing after the individual has accepted the contract buyout connected with the work of the individual and until such individual has become reemployed and has earned wages equal to or in excess of ten times the weekly benefit amount of the individual. For purposes of this section, “accelerated buyout” shall mean a purchase of the remaining terms of a written employment contract in a single payment of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or more. Added by Laws 2004, c. 88, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 2004.

§40-2-420. Failure to personally appear as directed. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AS DIRECTED. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission may require the individual to personally appear at a location for a purpose relevant to the individual's unemployment claim, job search, or reemployment services. If the individual fails to appear, the individual's claim for unemployment benefits will be disqualified indefinitely by the Commission until the individual makes a personal appearance as directed. An individual who has been disqualified indefinitely by the provisions of this section shall be disqualified for all weeks between the initial failure and the compliance with this section. Added by Laws 2015, c. 249, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.

§40-2-421. Failure to participate in reemployment services through profiling. FAILURE TO PARTICIPATE IN REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES THROUGH PROFILING. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission shall establish and utilize a system of Re-employment Services and Eligibility Assessment selection for all ex-military service claimants and for unemployment benefit claimants who will be likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and who will need job-search assistance services to make a successful transition to new employment. Any claimant who has been referred to re-employment services pursuant to the selection system and who fails to participate in the re- employment services made available to the claimant, shall be disqualified to receive benefits for each week in which the failure occurs, unless the Commission determines that: 1. The claimant has previously completed the re-employment services within the benefit year; or