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40 OK Stat § 40-555 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-555. Written policy required - Notice of policy changes - Distribution.

|A. Any employer that requests or requires an applicant or employee to undergo drug or alcohol testing shall first adopt a written policy setting forth the specifics of its drug or alcohol testing program, which may include, but is not limited to, the following information: |1. A statement of the employer's policy respecting drug or alcohol use by employees;2. Which applicants and employees are subject to testing;3. Circumstances under which testing may be requested or required;4. Substances which may be tested. It shall be sufficient for an employer to state in the written policy that the substances tested shall be for drugs and alcohol;5. Testing methods and collection procedures to be used;6. Consequences of refusing to undergo testing;7. Potential adverse personnel action which may be taken as a result of a positive test result;8. The ability of an applicant and employee to explain, in confidence, the test results;9. The ability of an applicant and employee to obtain copies of all information and records related to that individual's testing;10. Confidentiality requirements; and11. The available appeal procedures.B. An employer who implements a drug or alcohol testing policy or changes its policy, shall provide at least ten (10) days' notice to its employees and shall provide a copy of its policy to each applicant upon his or her acceptance of employment by:1. Hand-delivery of a paper copy of the policy or changes to the policy;2. Mailing a paper copy of the policy or changes to the policy through the U.S. Postal Service or a parcel delivery service to the last address given by the employee or applicant;3. Electronically transmitting a copy of the policy through an e-mail or by posting on the employer’s website or intranet site; or4. Posting a copy in a prominent employee access area.Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 5, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 78, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 132, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2011, c. 180, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
40 OK Stat § 40-556 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-556. Time of employer testing - Payment of costs.

|Any drug or alcohol testing by an employer shall be deemed work time for purposes of compensation and benefits for current employees. |An employer shall pay all costs of testing for drugs or alcohol required by the employer. Provided, however, if an employee or applicant requests a confirmation test of a sample within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving notice of a positive test in order to challenge the results of a positive test, the employee or applicant shall pay all costs of the confirmation test, unless the confirmation test reverses the findings of the challenged positive test. In such case, the employer shall reimburse the individual for the costs of the confirmation test.Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 6, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 180, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
40 OK Stat § 40-557 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-557. Licensure and regulation of testing facilities - Alternative testing methods.

|A. The State Board of Health shall have the power and duty to promulgate, prescribe, amend and repeal rules for the licensure and regulation of testing facilities, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: |1. Qualifications of testing facilities which shall include the requirement that facilities doing urine analysis tests be certified for forensic urine drug testing pursuant to guidelines or regulations of the federal Department of Health and Human Services or be accredited for forensic urine drug testing by the College of American Pathologists or other organizations recognized by the State Board of Health;2. Qualifications of testing facility personnel; and3. Procedures for the testing facility to provide the necessary documentation of testing procedures and test results to the employer requesting testing services as may be required by a court or administrative proceeding.B. Nothing in the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act shall be construed as prohibiting an employer from adopting a policy which allows for testing for drugs or alcohol by another method which is reasonably calculated to detect the presence of drugs or alcohol, including, but not limited to, breathalyzer testing, testing by use of a single-use test device, known as an on-site or quick testing device, to collect, handle, store and ship a sample collected for testing.Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 7, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 277, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2011, c. 180, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 196, § 19, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012.
40 OK Stat § 40-558 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-558. Licensing of testing facilities - Fees - Administrative fines.

|A. On and after July 1, 1994, no testing facility shall provide laboratory services to an employer to test for the presence or absence of drugs or alcohol unless it meets the qualifications established for testing facilities pursuant to Section 7 of this act and is licensed by the State Department of Health to perform such tests. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules relating to the issuance of such license, including rules governing license revocation, suspension and nonrenewal. |B. The fees for licensure of testing facilities by the State Department of Health shall be set by the State Board of Health and shall not be more than One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) annually.C. Any testing facility providing laboratory services to an employer to test for the evidence of drugs or alcohol which is not licensed by the State Department of Health pursuant to this section shall be subject to an administrative fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each test performed by the unlicensed testing facility in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 8, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
40 OK Stat § 40-559 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-559. Sample collection and testing - Conditions.

|All sample collection and testing for drugs and alcohol pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be conducted in accordance with the following conditions: |1. Samples shall be collected and tested only by individuals deemed qualified by the State Board of Health and may be collected on the premises of the employer;2. Only samples deemed appropriate by the State Board of Health for drug and alcohol testing shall be collected;3. The collection of samples shall be performed under reasonable and sanitary conditions;4. A sample shall be collected in sufficient quantity for splitting into two separate specimens, pursuant to rules of the State Board of Health, to provide for any subsequent independent analysis in the event of challenge of the test results of the main specimen;5. Samples shall be collected and tested with due regard to the privacy of the individual being tested. In the instances of urinalysis, no employer or representative, agent or designee of the employer shall directly observe an applicant or employee in the process of producing a urine sample; provided, however, collection shall be in a manner reasonably calculated to prevent substitutions or interference with the collection or testing of reliable samples;6. Sample collection shall be documented, and the documentation procedures shall include:a.labeling of samples so as reasonably to preclude the probability of erroneous identification of test results, andb.an opportunity for the applicant or employee to provide notification of any information which the applicant or employee considers relevant to the test, including identification of currently or recently used prescription or nonprescription drugs, or other relevant information;7. Sample collection, storage, and transportation to the testing facility shall be performed so as reasonably to preclude the probability of sample contamination or adulteration;8. Sample testing shall conform to scientifically accepted analytical methods and procedures. Testing shall include confirmation of any positive test result by gas chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy, or an equivalent scientifically accepted method of equal or greater accuracy as approved by Board rule, at the cutoff levels as determined by Board rule, before the result of any test may be used as a basis for refusal to hire a job applicant or any action by an employer pursuant to Section 12 of this act; and9. A written record of the chain of custody of the sample shall be maintained from the time of the collection of the sample until the sample is no longer required.Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 9, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
40 OK Stat § 40-560 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-560. Drug and alcohol test records - Disclosure.

|A. Records of all drug and alcohol test results and related information maintained by the employer shall be the property of the employer and, upon the request of the applicant or employee tested, shall be made available for inspection and copying to the applicant or employee. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, an employer shall not release such records to any person other than the applicant, employee or the review officer. |B. Records of all drug and alcohol test results and related information maintained by the employer may be released by the employer for any of the following purposes:1. As admissible evidence by an employer or the individual tested in a case or proceeding before a court of record or administrative agency if either the employer or the individual tested are named parties in the case or proceeding;2. In order to comply with a valid judicial or administrative order; or3. To an employer's employees, agents and representatives who need access to such records in the administration of the Standards For Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act.C. A testing facility, or any agent, representative or designee of the facility, or any review officer, shall not disclose to any employer, based on the analysis of a sample collected from an applicant or employee for the purpose of testing for the presence of drugs or alcohol, any information relating to the general health, pregnancy or other physical or mental condition of the applicant or employee.A testing facility shall release the results of the drug or alcohol test, and any analysis and information related thereto, to the individual tested upon request.Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 10, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 180, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 196, § 20, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012.
40 OK Stat § 40-562 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-562. Disciplinary actions.

|A. An employer's policy shall state the disciplinary actions that may be taken upon a refusal to undergo a drug or alcohol test or for a positive test for the presence of drugs or alcohol. |B. An employer may take disciplinary action, up to and including discharge, against an employee who refuses to undergo drug or alcohol testing conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 551 et seq. of this title or who tests positive for the presence of drugs or alcohol.C. Notwithstanding any provision of law for confidentiality of drug or alcohol testing results, nothing in the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act shall preclude an employer, contracting with another employer, from sharing drug or alcohol testing results of any tested person who works pursuant to such contractual agreement.Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 12, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 180, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 196, § 21, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012.
40 OK Stat § 40-563 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-563. Willful violation of act - Civil actions - Remedies.

|A. Any person aggrieved by a willful violation of the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction within one (1) year of the alleged willful violation or be barred from obtaining the relief provided for in subsection B of this section. A willful violation of the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act requires proof by the preponderance of the evidence that the employer had a specific intent to violate the act. |B. A prevailing party may be awarded lost wages to which the person would have been entitled and an additional equal amount as liquidated damages. Interim earnings or amounts earnable with reasonable diligence by the aggrieved person shall operate to reduce the lost wages otherwise allowable. Reasonable costs and attorney fees may be awarded to the prevailing party, whether plaintiff or defendant.Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 13, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 180, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
40 OK Stat § 40-600.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-600.1. Short title – Legislative findings.

|A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act". |B. The Legislature hereby finds:1. That professional employer organizations provide a valuable service to commerce and the citizens of this state by increasing the opportunities of employers to develop cost-effective methods of satisfying their personnel requirements and providing employees with access to certain employment benefits which might otherwise not be available to them;2. That professional employer organizations operating in this state should be properly recognized and regulated by the Department of Insurance of this state, as provided in this act; and3. That any allocation of the employer’s duties and responsibilities pursuant to this act will preserve all rights to which their covered employees would be entitled under a traditional employment relationship.Added by Laws 2002, c. 64, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
40 OK Stat § 40-600.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-600.3. Effect of act on collective bargaining agreements, licensing, and tax credits.

|A. Collective bargaining agreements. Nothing contained in the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act or in any professional employer agreement shall affect, modify or amend any collective bargaining agreement, or the rights or obligations of any client, PEO, or covered employee under the National Labor Relations Act. |B. Licensing. Nothing contained in the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act or any professional employer agreement shall affect, modify or amend any state, local, or federal licensing, registration, or certification requirement applicable to any client or covered employee.C. Licensed employees. A covered employee who must be licensed, registered, or certified according to law or regulation is deemed solely an employee of the client for purposes of any such license, registration, or certification requirement.D. Licensed activities. A PEO shall not be deemed to engage in any occupation, trade, profession, or other activity that is subject to licensing, registration, or certification requirements, or is otherwise regulated by a governmental entity solely by entering into and maintaining a coemployment relationship with a covered employee who is subject to such requirements or regulation.E. Tax credits and other incentives. For purposes of determination of tax credits and other economic incentives provided by this state and based on employment, covered employees shall be deemed employees solely of the client. A client shall be entitled to the benefit of any tax credit, economic incentive, or other benefit arising as the result of the employment of covered employees of such client. Each PEO will provide, upon request by a client, employment information reasonably required by any agency or department of this state responsible for administration of any such tax credit or economic incentive and necessary to support any request, claim, application, or other action by a client seeking any such tax credit or economic incentive.Added by Laws 2002, c. 64, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
40 OK Stat § 40-600.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-600.5. Registration fees.

|A. Initial registration. Upon filing an initial registration statement under the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, a PEO shall pay an initial registration fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). |B. Initial Group Registration. Upon filing an initial Group registration statement pursuant to the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, the PEO Group shall pay an initial registration fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per member of the PEO Group.C. Renewal. Upon each annual renewal of a registration statement filed under the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, a PEO shall pay a renewal fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).D. Renewal. Upon each annual renewal of a Group registration statement filed under the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, a PEO Group shall pay a renewal fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per member of the PEO Group.E. Exemption. Each PEO exempt from registration under the terms of this subsection shall pay an exemption fee in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) upon initial application for exemption and upon each annual renewal of the exemption.Added by Laws 2002, c. 64, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 222, § 54, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
40 OK Stat § 40-600.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-600.6. Financial and tax requirements – Confidentiality.

|A. Net worth and bonding. Each PEO shall maintain either: |1. A minimum net worth of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), as reflected in the financial statements submitted to the Commissioner with the initial registration and each annual renewal; or2. A bond or securities with a minimum market value of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), held by a depository designated by the Commissioner, securing payment by the PEO of all taxes, wages, benefits or other entitlement due to or with respect to a covered employee, if the PEO does not make such payments when due. Any bond or securities deposited under this subsection shall not be included for the purpose of calculation of the minimum net worth required by this subsection.B. Payroll tax payments. A PEO shall submit to the Commissioner, within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar quarter, a statement by an independent certified public accountant that all applicable state payroll taxes for covered employees located in this state have been paid on a timely basis for that quarter.C. Record confidentiality. All records, reports and other information obtained from a PEO under the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, except to the extent necessary for the proper administration of the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act by the Department, shall be confidential and shall not be published or open to public inspection other than to public employees in the performance of their public duties.Added by Laws 2002, c. 64, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
40 OK Stat § 40-600.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-600.8. Unemployment compensation contributions.

|A. For purposes of the Employment Security Act of 1980, covered employees of a PEO are considered employees of the PEO during the term of the applicable professional employer agreement. |B. The PEO shall report and pay all required contributions to the unemployment compensation fund in accordance with the methods set out in Section 2 of this act.Added by Laws 2002, c. 64, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 221, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
40 OK Stat § 40-600.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-600.9. Refusal to register - Suspension or revocation of registration.

|The Insurance Commissioner may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, refuse to register any person, suspend or revoke the registration of any professional employer organization, or impose administrative fines as provided for in the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act if the Commissioner finds: |1. That the registrant or applicant has violated any of the provisions of this section, rules lawfully promulgated by the Commissioner, or the conditions of financial assurances required by this act;2. That the registrant or applicant has engaged in a fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest practice; or3. For good and sufficient cause, that the registrant or applicant is unfit to be a professional employer organization within the meaning of this act or of any of the rules lawfully promulgated by the Commissioner.Added by Laws 2012, c. 238, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
40 OK Stat § 40-701 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-701. Contract between minor and union.

|A. Except as provided by subsection B of this section, any contract or agreement between a minor and a union is not a valid contract or agreement and shall be null and void for any purpose including, but not limited to, official recognition by a union for purposes of intent or interest by a minor to join, vote, or consent to any action of the union. |B. Any contract or agreement between a minor and a union shall be signed and adjoined by the parent or legal guardian of the minor. The minor, or parent or legal guardian of the minor, shall have the right to rescind the contract or agreement within ninety (90) days of the date of the contract or agreement.C. Any funds received by a union in an attempt to contractually obligate a minor, without meeting the provisions set forth in subsection B of this section, shall be fully refunded to the minor within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the minor, or parent or legal guardian of the minor. If the full amount of funds received by the union has not been refunded to the minor, or parent or legal guardian of the minor within thirty (30) days, the full amount of funds due shall double each successive thirty-day-period until such refund is made in full to the minor, or parent or legal guardian of the minor.Laws 2011, c. 68, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
40 OK Stat § 40-800 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-800. Occupational Licensing Review Act.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Occupational Licensing Review Act". |Added by Laws 2018, c. 242, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.
40 OK Stat § 40-801 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-801. See the following versions:

|OS 40-801v1 (SB 195, Laws 2015, c. 45, § 1, effective until Nov. 1, 2020). |OS 40-801v2 (HB 1198, Laws 2017, c. 229, § 7, effective Nov. 1, 2020).