Paid leave; creating the Oklahoma State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act; providing for eligibility and duration of benefits; specifying qualifications. Effective date.

SB 277 creates Oklahoma's first state-run paid family and medical leave insurance program. It requires most employers to contribute to a fund that provides eligible workers with up to 26 weeks of paid leave (12 weeks for family care, 26 for medical needs) based on their recent earnings history. Covered employees must have earned a minimum wage amount during their base period, and self-employed individuals can opt into the program. The law mandates employer notices about benefits, protects workers from retaliation for using leave, and sets benefit amounts at one-thirteenth of the employee's highest-earning quarter.