PAYMENT OF IN-LIEU CONTRIBUTIONS.

A. At the end of each calendar quarter the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission shall notify in writing each nonprofit organization, or the agent of a group of nonprofit organizations, which has elected to make payments in lieu of contributions, the amount, if any, equal to the full amount of regular benefits plus one-half (1/2) of the amount of extended benefits paid by the Commission during the quarter that is attributable to service in the employ of the organization or the members of a group of the organizations. The full amount shall include all amounts paid as benefits that are attributable to base period wages paid by the organization, including any benefit amounts paid in error. The notification shall be deemed and treated as an assessment of contributions and the payment of the amount owing shall be collected as contributions, interest, penalty and fees, if any, are collected, in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Security Act of 1980. The employer, or group of employers, shall have the rights and remedies provided by the Employment Security Act of 1980 with respect to assessments of contributions, including the right of protest, hearing and appeal. The Commission shall make its assessment or amend its assessment within three (3) years of the ending date of the calendar quarter to which the assessment or amendment applies. If no protest is filed or if filed and confirmed by the Commission or its authorized representatives, said assessment shall be immediately due and payable and shall bear interest after forty-five (45) days at the rate of one percent (1%) per month until paid. If any nonprofit organization or group of organizations fails or refuses to pay said assessment after same has become delinquent within forty-five (45) days after written request has been mailed to the organization or the agent of the group by the Commission or its representative, a penalty of five percent (5%) of the amount due shall be added thereto, collected and paid. In the case of group accounts, assessments and penalty and interest provided in this subsection may be prorated in accordance with Section 3-809 of this title. All collections made shall be deposited in the Unemployment Compensation Fund.

B. The electing organization, or group of organizations, shall file reports of wages paid, in the same time and manner as required of nongovernmental employers for profit. If any electing organization, or group of organizations, fails or refuses to file its wage report within fifteen (15) days after written notice a penalty of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each day until the report is filed with a maximum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) is hereby imposed against the organization or group and shall be collected and paid.

C. Payments made by any nonprofit organization under the provisions of this section shall not be deducted or deductible, in whole or in part, from the remuneration of individuals in the employ of the organization.

Added by Laws 1980, c. 323, § 3-806, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 259, § 24, emerg. eff. June 25, 1981; Laws 1990, c. 333, § 12, emerg. eff. May 31, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 219, § 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2007, c. 354, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2010, c. 216, § 12, eff. July 1, 2010.