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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 99 EXTENDED BENEFITS. Except when the result would be inconsistent with the other provisions of this section, as provided in the rules of the Commission, the provisions of this act which apply to claims for, or the payment of, regular benefits shall apply to claims for, and the payment of, extended benefits including, but not limited to, claim filing, claimant reporting and registration, information to claimants, notices to claimants of their weekly and total extended benefit amounts determinations, redeterminations, appeals and review, week for which benefits are paid, disqualifications and eligibility requirements, but excluding those provisions which apply to any waiting period, monetary qualifying or requalifying requirements and the computation of weekly and total amounts of regular benefits. Added by Laws 1980, c. 323, § 2-714, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 219, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

§40-2-715. Eligibility for extended benefits. ELIGIBILITY FOR EXTENDED BENEFITS. A. An individual shall be eligible to receive extended benefits with respect to any week of unemployment in the eligibility period of the individual only if the Commission finds that with respect to such week: 1. The individual is an "exhaustee" as defined in Section 2-712 of this title; and 2. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the individual has satisfied the requirements of the Employment Security Act of 1980, for the receipt of regular benefits that are applicable to individuals claiming extended benefits, including not being subject to a disqualification under the Employment Security Act of 1980, Section 1-101 et seq. of this title, for the receipt of benefits. B. An individual shall not be eligible for extended benefits unless, in the base period with respect to which the individual exhausted all rights to regular benefits, the individual shall have been paid wages for insured work of not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) times the amount of wages during that quarter of the base period of the individual in which the wages were the highest. C. Any payment of extended benefits under the Employment Security Act of 1980 shall not be made to any individual for any week of unemployment in his or her eligibility period during which the individual: 1. Fails to accept any offer of suitable work; 2. Fails to apply for any suitable work to which referred by the state employment service; or 3. Fails to actively engage in seeking suitable work. D. Suitable work shall be defined as any work which is within such individual's capabilities, except that if the individual furnishes satisfactory evidence that the individual's prospects for