reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
44 OK Stat § 44-4319 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 44. Militia|§44-4319. Liability of controlling Oklahoma employer of foreign entity - Applicability to foreign employer.

|A. Liability of controlling Oklahoma employer of foreign entity. If an employer controls an entity that is incorporated or otherwise organized in a foreign country, any denial of employment, reemployment, or benefit by such entity shall be presumed to be by the employer. |B. Applicability to foreign employer. This section shall not apply to foreign operations of an employer that is a foreign person not controlled by an Oklahoma employer, except that any employer conducting business in Oklahoma, even a foreign entity not registered with the Oklahoma Secretary of State, or any employer with employees working in Oklahoma shall be subject to this act.C. Determination of controlling employer. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether an employer controls an entity shall be based upon the interrelations of operations, common management, centralized control of labor relations, and common ownership or financial control of the employer and the entity.D. Exemption. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an employer, or an entity controlled by an employer, shall be exempt from compliance with Sections 7 through 14 of this act with respect to an employee in a workplace in a foreign country, if compliance would cause the employer or entity controlled by an employer, to violate the law of the foreign country in which the workplace is located.Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 14, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
44 OK Stat § 44-4321 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 44. Militia|§44-4321. Assistance from Commissioner of Labor.

|The Commissioner of Labor shall provide assistance to any person regarding the employment and reemployment rights and benefits which the person is entitled to under the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. In providing assistance, the Commissioner may request assistance from existing federal and state agencies engaged in similar or related activities and utilize the assistance of volunteers. |Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 15, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
44 OK Stat § 44-4322 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 44. Militia|§44-4322. Refusal to comply – Complaint process.

|A. A person who claims that: |1. He or she is entitled under the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act to employment or reemployment rights or benefits with respect to employment; and2.a.His or her employer has failed or refused, or is about to fail or refuse, to comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, orb.His or her employer is a state agency and the employer or the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Human Capital Management, has failed or refused, or is about to fail or refuse, to comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act,may file a complaint with the Commissioner of Labor as provided in subsection B of this section, and the Commissioner shall investigate such complaint.B. The complaint shall be in writing on a form prescribed by the Commissioner, include the name and address of the employer against whom the complaint is filed, and contain a summary of the allegations that form the basis for the complaint.C. 1. Not later than five (5) business days after the Commissioner receives a complaint submitted pursuant to this section, the Commissioner shall notify the complainant in writing of his or her rights with respect to the complaint under this section and Section 17 of this act.2. The Commissioner shall, upon request, provide technical assistance to a potential complainant for a complaint under this subsection and, when appropriate, to the complainant's employer.D. The Commissioner shall investigate each complaint submitted pursuant to this section. If the Commissioner determines as a result of the investigation that the action alleged in the complaint occurred, the Commissioner shall attempt to resolve the complaint by making reasonable efforts to ensure that the employer named in the complaint complies with the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.E. If the efforts of the Commissioner do not resolve the complaint, the Commissioner shall notify the complainant in writing of:1. The results of the Commissioner's investigation; and2. The complainant's entitlement to proceed under the enforcement of rights provisions in Section 17 of this act for a complainant against a state or private employer.F. Any action required by subsections D and E of this section for a complaint submitted by a complainant to the Commissioner under subsection A of this section shall be completed by the Commissioner not later than ninety (90) days after receipt of the complaint.Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 16, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
44 OK Stat § 44-4326 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 44. Militia|§44-4326. Investigatory powers – Subpoenas – District court writs.

|A. In any investigations pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: |1. Duly authorized representatives of the Commissioner of Labor shall, at all reasonable times, have reasonable access to and the right to interview persons with information relevant to an investigation and shall have reasonable access to, for purposes of examination, and the right to copy and receive, any documents of any person or employer that the Commissioner considers relevant to the investigation; and2. The Commissioner may require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents relating to any matter under investigation. If a party disobeys a subpoena, and upon request of the Commissioner, the district attorney with jurisdiction in the county where the complainant resides or where the complainant was previously assigned for duty as a state employee immediately prior to service in the military forces may apply to district court for an order enforcing the subpoena.B. Upon application, district courts of the state shall have jurisdiction to issue writs commanding any person or employer to comply with the subpoena of the Commissioner or to comply with any order of the Commissioner made pursuant to a lawful investigation pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and district courts shall have jurisdiction to punish a party for failure to obey a subpoena or other lawful order of the Commissioner as a contempt of court.C. Subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to the legislative branch or the judicial branch of the state.Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 18, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
44 OK Stat § 44-4327 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 44. Militia|§44-4327. Effect of noncompliance of state officials with deadlines - Inapplicability of statutes of limitations.

|A. Effect of noncompliance of state officials with deadlines. |1. The inability of the Commissioner of Labor or a district attorney to comply with a deadline applicable to such official under Section 16 or 17 of this act shall not:a.affect the authority of the district attorney to represent and file an action or submit a complaint on behalf of a person under Section 17 of this act,b.affect the right of a person to:(1)commence an action under Section 17 of this act, or(2)obtain any type of assistance or relief authorized by the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act,c.deprive a district court of jurisdiction over an action or complaint filed by the district attorney or a person under Section 17 of this act, andd.constitute a defense, including a statute of limitations period, that any employer, including state government, its political subdivisions or a private employer, may raise in an action filed by the district attorney or a person under Section 17 of this act.2. If the Commissioner or the district attorney is unable to meet a deadline applicable to such official in Section 16 or 17 of this act, and the complainant agrees to an extension of time, the Commissioner or the district attorney shall complete the required action within the additional period of time agreed to by the complainant.B. Inapplicability of statutes of limitations. If any person seeks to file a complaint or claim with the Commissioner of Labor or a district court alleging a violation of the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, there shall be no limitation on the period for filing the complaint or claim.Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 19, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
44 OK Stat § 44-4331 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 44. Militia|§44-4331. Authority to prescribe regulations.

|A. The Commissioner of Labor, in consultation with the Adjutant General, may prescribe regulations implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act as it applies to state government, political subdivisions, and private employers. |B. The Director of Human Capital Management of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and the Adjutant General, may prescribe regulations implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act as it applies to state agencies as employers. The regulations shall be consistent with regulations pertaining to political subdivisions and private employers, except that state employees may be given greater or additional rights.Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 20, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
44 OK Stat § 44-4332 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 44. Militia|§44-4332. Annual report by the Commissioner of Labor.

|A. Annual report by the Commissioner of Labor. The Commissioner shall, after consultation with the district attorney to whom a complaint pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act has been referred, transmit to the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs of the Oklahoma State Senate not later than July 1 of each year a report on matters for the fiscal year ending in the year before the year in which the report is transmitted the number of cases reviewed by the Department of Labor under the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act during the fiscal year for which the report is made. |B. In the event no complaints are received pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act during the fiscal year for which the report is made, no report shall be required pursuant to this section.Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 21, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
44 OK Stat § 44-4333 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 44. Militia|§44-4333. Informing persons and employers of rights, benefits, and obligations.

|The Commissioner of Labor, Adjutant General, and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall take such actions as they determine to be appropriate to inform persons entitled to rights and benefits under the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and employers of the rights, benefits, and obligations of employees and employers under the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. |Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 22, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
44 OK Stat § 44-4334 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 44. Militia|§44-4334. Notice of rights, benefits, and obligations to be posted by employer.

|A. Requirement to provide notice. Each employer shall identify their employees who are members of the state military forces and provide them with a notice of the rights, benefits, and obligations of employees and employers subject to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. This notice requirement may be met by posting the notice where employers customarily place notices for employees. |B. Content of the notice. The Commissioner of Labor shall provide employers with the content of the notice required by this section.Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 23, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
44 OK Stat § 44-4335 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 44. Militia|§44-4335. Training to be provided by state agencies and political subdivisions.

|A. Training required. The administrator of each state agency and political subdivision shall provide training for the human resources personnel of the agency or political subdivision on the following: |1. The rights, benefits, and obligations provided in the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act for employees who are members of the state military forces; and2. The application and administration of the requirements of the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act by the agency or political subdivision.B. Training consultation and frequency. The training required by subsection A of this section for state agencies shall be developed and provided in consultation with the Director of Human Capital Management of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The training shall be provided as determined by the Director of Human Capital Management of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in order to ensure that the human resources personnel of state agencies are kept fully and currently informed of the issues covered by the training.C. Human resources personnel defined. As used in this section, "human resources personnel" means any personnel of a state agency or political subdivision who are authorized to recommend, take, or approve any employee action which is subject to the requirements of the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 24, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
45 OK Stat § 45-1.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 45. Mines and Mining|§45-1.2. Violation of Board order - Notice - Hearing - Misdemeanor - Injunction - Action.

|A. Whenever the Board determines there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation of any order of the Board adopted pursuant to Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes, it shall give written notice to the alleged violator specifying the cause of the complaint. Such notice shall require that the matters complained of be corrected within a specified time or that the alleged violator appear before the Board at a time and place specified in the notice to answer the charges. The notice shall be delivered to the alleged violator in accordance with the provisions of subsection C of this section not less than twenty (20) days before the time set for the hearing. |B. The Board shall afford the alleged violator an opportunity for a hearing in conformity with the Administrative Procedures Act. On the basis of the evidence produced at the hearing, the Board shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and enter an order thereon. The Board shall give written notice of such order to the alleged violator. The order of the Board shall become final and binding on all parties unless appealed to the district court within thirty (30) days after notice of such order has been sent to the parties.C. Any notice, order or other instrument issued by the Board pursuant to this section may be served either personally, by publication, or by mailing a copy by registered mail directed to the alleged violator at his last-known address as shown by the files or records of the Board. Proof of such service shall be filed in the office of the Board.D. Unless otherwise specified by law, any person who violates any of the provisions of Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes or who violates any order or determination of the Board promulgated pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition thereto may be enjoined from continuing such violation. Each day upon which such violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation.The Attorney General, on the request of the Board, shall bring an action against any person violating any order or determination of the Board adopted pursuant to Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1982, c. 296, § 3.
45 OK Stat § 45-1.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 45. Mines and Mining|§45-1.3. Hearings - Hearing officer - Judicial review.

|A. All hearings required by the Board may be conducted by the Board itself at aregular or special meeting of the Board or the Board may designate hearing officers who shall have the power and authority to conduct such hearings in the name of the Board at any time and place. |B. Any person aggrieved by a final order or other final determination of the Board may, or the Attorney General on behalf of the state may, petition for a judicial review for rehearing, reopening or reconsideration of the matter, as provided for in Section 317 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1982, c. 296, § 4.
45 OK Stat § 45-1.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 45. Mines and Mining|§45-1.4. Inspection of mines - Mining records.

|The Chief Mine Inspector or his duly authorized representative shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the health and safety of anyone employed in a mine in this state or to carry out its duties as required by this title. |The Board may require the maintenance of records relating to mining. Copies of such records shall be submitted to the Board on request.Added by Laws 1982, c. 296, § 5.
45 OK Stat § 45-1.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 45. Mines and Mining|§45-1.5. Rules and regulations.

|The Board shall adopt within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the effective date of this act, rules and regulations governing ventilation, underground haulage, hoisting operations, explosives, and such other regulations it may deem necessary to protect the health and safety of persons employed in the mines of this state. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 296, § 6.
45 OK Stat § 45-1a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 45. Mines and Mining|§45-1a. Powers and duties of Commission.

|A. The Oklahoma Mining Commission shall be the policy-determining agency for the Department of Mines and shall determine the broad plans and programs for the accomplishment of duties and responsibilities vested by law in said Commission, the Chief Mine Inspector and the Department of Mines, and may in the absence of an appointed Chief Mine Inspector, fix the duties and responsibilities of personnel employed by the Department including, in the absence of an appointed Chief Mine Inspector, the Director of the Department of Mines. It shall have the authority to delegate to its chairman, to one or more agents or employees, such powers and duties as it may deem proper. Each member of the Commission shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of official duties as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. |B. In addition to other powers and duties specified by law, the Oklahoma Mining Commission shall have the power and duty to:1. acquire by gift, devise, purchase or otherwise, absolutely or in trust, and to hold and, unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift or devise, any real property or real estate or other interest therein as may be necessary in carrying into effect the purpose of this act.2. enter into contracts and to execute all instruments necessary to fulfill its duties, respecting the protection, preservation, maintenance and operation of such buildings and sites as it may select.Added by Laws 1985, c. 239, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 266, § 74, operative July 1, 1990.
45 OK Stat § 45-1b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 45. Mines and Mining|§45-1b. Chief Mine Inspector - Director.

|The chief executive officer of the Department of Mines shall be the Chief Mine Inspector. In the absence of an appointed Chief Mine Inspector the chief executive officer shall be the Director who shall be appointed by the Oklahoma Mining Commission and who shall serve at the pleasure of said Commission and fix his or her duties and compensation. The Director shall be chosen with regard to his or her knowledge, training, experience and ability in administering the functions of the Department. No person shall be appointed Director who has not been a resident and a qualified elector of this state for a period of at least three (3) years preceding appointment. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 239, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
45 OK Stat § 45-1c (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 45. Mines and Mining|§45-1c. Powers and duties of Director.

|Subject to the policies, rules and regulations of the Oklahoma Mining Commission, the Director shall: |1. Be responsible for organizing the Department of Mines in a manner efficiently to achieve the objectives of the Commission;2. Prepare and submit plans for administering the programs of the Commission;3. Prepare a personnel schedule, employ personnel, define duties, appoint technicians and consultants, and fix salaries or compensation, upon approval by the Commission; and4. Administer all policies formulated and adopted by the Commission.Added by Laws 1985, c. 239, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
45 OK Stat § 45-1d (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 45. Mines and Mining|§45-1d. Additional powers and duties of Director.

|A. The Director of the Department of Mines with the approval of the Commission shall have and is authorized to exercise the following duties: |1. To appoint a miner certification advisory council or other such advisory council as may be required to accomplish government functions; and2. To provide assistance, advice and counsel to the Commission when requested.B. Any advisory councils shall meet at such times and places as the members may deem most convenient for the transaction of business. A majority of such councils shall constitute a quorum. Each member of such councils shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties with approval of the Director and the Commission as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.Added by Laws 1985, c. 239, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 308, § 5, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1998, c. 364, § 12, emerg. eff. June 8, 1998.
45 OK Stat § 45-1e (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 45. Mines and Mining|§45-1e. Oklahoma Miner Training Institute - Establishment - Faculty and services - Director - Advisor.

|A. There is hereby established the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute. The Oklahoma Miner Training Institute shall administer miner safety training programs and economic development programs to assist the mining industry in this state. |B. The Oklahoma Mining Commission shall contract with the Board of Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton for facilities, faculty and services necessary for the operation of the Institute including, but not limited to, the services of a Director of the Institute and for the development of appropriate curriculum and other services to be offered by the Institute. The Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State College shall appoint a Director for the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute.C. The Director of the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute shall have knowledge, training, experience and ability consistent with the functions of the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute. Further, the Director shall have been a resident and a qualified elector of this state for a period of at least three (3) years prior to his selection as Director.D. The Oklahoma Mining Commission shall act in an advisory capacity concerning the operations of the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute.Added by Laws 1986, c. 308, § 9, operative July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 235, § 3, operative Oct. 1, 1988.