§40-551. Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act.
Sections 551 through 563 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act”. Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 180, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
§40-600.5. Registration fees.
A. Initial registration. Upon filing an initial registration statement under the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, a PEO shall pay an initial registration fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). B. Initial Group Registration. Upon filing an initial Group registration statement pursuant to the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, the […]
§40-552. Definitions.
As used in the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act: 1. “Alcohol” means ethyl alcohol or ethanol; 2. “Applicant” means a person who has applied for a position with an employer and received a conditional offer of employment; 3. “Board” means the State Board of Health; 4. “Confirmation test” means a drug or […]
§40-600.6. Financial and tax requirements – Confidentiality.
A. Net worth and bonding. Each PEO shall maintain either: 1. A minimum net worth of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), as reflected in the financial statements submitted to the Commissioner with the initial registration and each annual renewal; or 2. A bond or securities with a minimum market value of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), held […]
§40-553. Construction of act.
A. The Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act shall not be construed as requiring or encouraging employers to conduct drug or alcohol testing. B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, employers who choose to conduct drug or alcohol testing of job applicants or persons employed in this state shall be […]
§40-600.7. Contract requirements – Rights and duties of employer, employee, and client – Notice – Workers’ compensation – Benefit plans – Liability – Sales tax.
A. Contractual relationship. Except as specifically provided in the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, the coemployment relationship between the client and the PEO, and between each coemployer and each covered employee, shall be governed by the professional employer agreement. Nothing contained in any professional employer agreement or the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization […]
§40-554. Drug or alcohol testing by employers – Restrictions.
Employers may conduct drug and alcohol testing in accordance with the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act. Employers who choose to conduct drug or alcohol testing may only request or require an applicant or employee to undergo testing under any of the following circumstances: 1. Applicant and transfer/reassignment testing: A public or private […]
§40-600.8. Unemployment compensation contributions.
A. For purposes of the Employment Security Act of 1980, covered employees of a PEO are considered employees of the PEO during the term of the applicable professional employer agreement. B. The PEO shall report and pay all required contributions to the unemployment compensation fund in accordance with the methods set out in Section 2 […]
§40-555. Written policy required – Notice of policy changes – Distribution.
A. Any employer that requests or requires an applicant or employee to undergo drug or alcohol testing shall first adopt a written policy setting forth the specifics of its drug or alcohol testing program, which may include, but is not limited to, the following information: 1. A statement of the employer’s policy respecting drug or […]
§40-600.9. Refusal to register – Suspension or revocation of registration.
The Insurance Commissioner may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, refuse to register any person, suspend or revoke the registration of any professional employer organization, or impose administrative fines as provided for in the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act if the Commissioner finds: 1. That the registrant or applicant has violated any […]