SECTION 240:10-3-35. Personal identification numbers

  At the claimant's option, the weekly filings for a continued unemployment claim can be made by telecommunication through the Commission's automated voice response system or via the Internet. In order to utilize these methods, the claimant will establish a personal identification number (PIN). It is the responsibility of the claimant to keep his or her personal identification number confidential at all times. A third party may not utilize a claimant's personal identification number to file a continued claim on behalf of, or in place of, the claimant. If a third party uses a claimant's personal identification number to obtain benefits, this will be considered unemployment compensation fraud on the part of the third party and gross negligence on the part of the claimant. The claimant shall be liable to repay to the Commission all benefits obtained by the third party through the use of the claimant's personal identification number. The claimant may file a cause of action against the third party for any amount of money the claimant has become liable to repay to the Commission due to the third party's actions, and the third party shall be liable to the claimant for any funds the third party received through fraud or theft.

[Source: Added at 14 Ok Reg 2905, eff 7-11-97; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1233, eff 5-25-07; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1140, eff 9-11-17]