Section 2-712 - ExhausteeA. "Exhaustee" means an individual who, with respect to any week of unemployment in his eligibility period: (1) has received, prior to such week, all the regular benefits payable to him according to the monetary determination for his current benefit year that includes such week under this act, or of any other state law; or(2) has received, prior to such week, all the regular benefits available to him in his current benefit year that includes such week under this act or of any other state law after a cancellation of some or all of his wage credits or the partial or total reduction of his right to regular compensation; or(3) his benefit year having expired prior to such week, has insufficient wages or employment, or both, on the basis of which he could establish in any state a new benefit year that would include such week, or having established a new benefit year that includes such week, he is precluded from receiving regular benefits by reason of the provisions of Part 1 of Article 2 or the provision of any other state law that meets the requirements of Section 3304(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; and(4) has no right to unemployment benefits or allowances, as the case may be, under the following federal laws: The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, the Trade Expansion Act, and the Automotive Products Trade Act; and(5) has not received and is not seeking for such week unemployment benefits under the law of Canada, but if he is seeking such benefits and the appropriate agency finally determines that he is not entitled to benefits under such law, he is an exhaustee.B. For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection A, an individual shall be deemed to have received in his current benefit year all of the regular benefits payable to him according to the monetary determination or available to him, as the case may be, even though: (1) as a result of a pending appeal with respect to wages or employment or both that were not included in the original monetary determination with respect to such benefit year, he may subsequently be determined to be entitled to more regular benefits; or(2) having established a benefit year, no regular benefits are payable to him during such year because his wage credits were cancelled or his right to regular compensation was totally reduced as the result of the application of a disqualification.Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 2-712
Added by Laws 1980, SB 637, c. 323, § 2-712, emerg. eff. 7/1/1980; Amended by Laws 1981, HB 1399, c. 259, § 13, emerg. eff. 6/25/1981.