FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY JULY 23, 2002  

 

 OESC ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT FILING FOR RESIDENTS IN THE ANTLERS AREA 

 

Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Executive Director Jon Brock is asking all local print and broadcast news outlets to notify the public of this change in service for filing unemployment benefit claims.

ANTLERS, OK – A change is coming in how people in the Antlers area file for unemployment benefits. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission announced today that in-person claims will no longer be taken at the Antlers Workforce Oklahoma office located at 211 N.W. Third Street beginning August 1, 2003.  This change will not affect other services offered at the office. The job service interviewer will still be in the office on Monday and Wednesday, and the veterans representative will continue meet with the public on Thursday. Customers can expect the same quality service that they have come to rely on.

Despite not taking in-person claims, there are still convenient ways to file your unemployment claims at the Antlers site. The office’s resource room computers can be used to file claims over the Internet. Someone will be available to help people filing in this manner. Customers can also use Workforce Oklahoma telephones to file their claims through the Oklahoma City call center free of charge. Those who prefer to deal with a warm body can file at the Hugo Workforce Oklahoma office located at 107 S. Third Street in Hugo.  Claims are taken there on Monday at 8:15 a.m. and again at 11:00 a.m.

“We pride ourselves on customer service,” says Cody Cox, Manager of the Antlers Workforce Oklahoma Center. “This move allows us to more effectively serve our customers through some of the new technological innovations at the agency like online filing and our call center. It also serves the public by freeing funding for use where it is needed most.”

For more information on this move, please contact Cody Cox at (580) 286-6667 or John Carpenter at (405) 557-5469.

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