How long (minimum months, maximum months, not quarters, etc.) does it
take on the job before a worker can qualify for unemployment coverage
if fired in the US state of Oklahoma? Please show how you determined the answer.

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 04 Oct 2003 15:07 PDT

The formula that Oklahoma uses to determine unemployment eligibility
does not require a fixed minimum number of months on the job.

I can direct you to an explanation of how unemployment eligibility
works in Oklahoma. If you're interested, let me know.

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Clarification of Question by nullptr-ga on 06 Oct 2003 17:38 PDT

Sure -- if there's an explanation that would be fine. I've seen
several explanations though that explained it in terms of quarters and
what I'm looking for is to know the best and worse case scenario --
ie, if the rule was that two consecutive quarters had to be complete,
then one could answer that the minimum one could work to achieve that
would be six months, and the maximum would be not quite a year with a
partial on each end.

For many years I worked for the Oklahoma Employment Security
Commission. Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits depends
not only on how much time you have worked, but upon the distribution
of your earnings in relation to calendar quarters. It is possible that
two applicants might have worked the same number of days and have been
paid the same wages, yet one would be eligible, while the other would
not be, depending upon exactly when the work was done.

Like most states, Oklahoma's laws on this matter are rather complex.
Keep in mind that anyone may *apply* for unemployment insurance
benefits; you need not do the calculating in advance. It will be done
for you by the system's computers when you file your initial claim.