diff --git a/libs/jobstest/job_test.go b/libs/jobstest/job_test.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/libs/jobstest/job_test.go
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+package jobstest
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/jobs"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type TestStruct struct {
+	OnFailure []string `json:"on_failure"`
+}
+
+type TestStructOmitEmpty struct {
+	OnFailure []string `json:"on_failure,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func TestStringSlice(t *testing.T) {
+	x := &jobs.JobEmailNotifications{
+		OnFailure:       []string{},
+		ForceSendFields: []string{"OnFailure"},
+	}
+
+	xs := jsonDump(t, x)
+
+	// expecting this:
+	// require.Equal(t, `{"on_failure":[]}`, xs)
+
+	// but get this:
+	require.Equal(t, `{}`, xs)
+
+	// Compare with non-omitempty regular struct
+	require.Equal(t, `{"on_failure":[]}`, jsonDump(t, TestStruct{OnFailure: []string{}}))
+
+	// Compare with omitempty regular struct
+	require.Equal(t, `{}`, jsonDump(t, TestStructOmitEmpty{OnFailure: []string{}}))
+
+}
+
+func TestBool(t *testing.T) {
+	x := jobs.JobNotificationSettings{
+		NoAlertForCanceledRuns: false,
+		ForceSendFields:        []string{"NoAlertForCanceledRuns"},
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t, `{"no_alert_for_canceled_runs":false}`, jsonDump(t, x))
+}
+
+func jsonDump(t *testing.T, x any) string {
+	xb, err := json.Marshal(x)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return string(xb)
+}