SECTION 240:10-5-17. Relief from benefit wage charges-disasters

  In order for an employer to remove a benefit wage charge from his or her account because of a separation of employees from employment that occurred due to a natural disaster, fire, flood, or explosion pursuant to 40 O.S. Section 3-106.1, the following requirements must be met:

(1)   The affected employer must request in writing that the benefit wage charge be removed and shall state in this writing:

(A)   date of the occurrence of the disaster;

(B)   type of disaster;

(C)   name of the business;

(D)   physical location of the building, office, or plant involved in the disaster; and

(E)   nature of the business conducted by this employer at the location that was damaged.

(2)   The disaster must be reported to the Commission within one year and four months of the date of occurrence.

[Source: Added at 14 Ok Reg 2905, eff 7-11-97]