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Dear Oklahoma Employer,
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is proud to announce two upcoming technology launches as part of the agency's Digital Transformation efforts. The new Employer Portal will greatly increase your ability to interact with the agency. Additionally, the agency's revamped digital identification verification tool, VerifyOK will help OESC protect unemployment benefits from fraudulent actors. More information is below!
 The first phase of the new Employer Portal is set to launch Thursday, October 27. The portal allows for a fully digital approach to communicating and interacting with the agency. The first major feature of the portal involves electronic notifications for common notices you receive from OESC. This feature allows you to add multiple people to be notified by email and/or text message whenever one or both of the below notices are mailed out:
- Employee Separations (OES-617 notices)
- Benefit Wage Charges (OES-502 notices)
Within the portal, you can view the details to both of these notices, and even respond to or protest OES-502s electronically. The first phase of the Employer Portal launch does not include functionality to respond to Employee Separation notices, however this functionality is coming soon! In the meantime, we recommend responding by using OESC's newly published Employer Response form. This form is also found on our Employee Separations page on the agency's website. It will act as a single document that replaces the multiple response templates previously available on our website.
To access the new Employer Portal, you will first need to log in to your EZ Tax account. When logging in, you'll be given the option to create your Employer Portal account, which will merge with your EZ Tax account. This way you'll only need to log in once to access both portals!
OESC will continue to expand the capabilities and features of this portal and EZ Tax Express will continue to be available and contain all the capabilities you're familiar with.
 OESC's new and revamped digital identity verification tool is set to launch the first week of November. This platform allows claimants to verify their identity digitally when filing for unemployment benefits.
The enhanced online identity verification tool is equipped with new identity verification processes and fraud detection methods. All claimants will now be required to verify their identity online using the new platform or in-person before filing for unemployment benefits.
This new process and tool will decrease the number of fraudulent actors who are able to file unemployment claims, thereby decreasing the amount of fraudulent OES-617s and OES-502s sent to you. The platform will also greatly increase OESC's ability to preserve and protect the integrity of the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.
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