A. 1. A "Professional Employer Organization" or "PEO" is an organization that is subject to the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act and which meets the definition set out in paragraph 9 of Section 600.2 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
2. "Client" shall have the same meaning as provided by paragraph 1 of Section 600.2 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
3. "Coemployer" shall have the same meaning as provided by paragraph 2 of Section 600.2 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
4. "Coemployment relationship" shall have the same meaning as provided by paragraph 3 of Section 600.2 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
5. "Covered employee" shall have the same meaning as provided by paragraph 5 of Section 600.2 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. For purposes of the Employment Security Act of 1980, the PEO and its client shall be considered coemployers of the covered employees that are under the direction and control of the client.
C. If a PEO fails to become or remain registered under the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, the entity shall be considered a third-party administrator of the client account. As a third-party administrator, a power of attorney will be required to obtain information from the client's account.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 221, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.