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40 OK Stat § 40-197.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.5. Employees covered by act.

|Every employer shall pay to each of his employees who have reached eighteen (18) years of age wages at a rate of not less than Two Dollars ($2.00) per hour. Regardless of other provisions of the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act, every employee of the State of Oklahoma or any lessee or concessionaire thereof is hereby specifically covered by the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act. |Amended by Laws 1983, c. 60, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1983.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.6. Posting of notice.

|On and after August 1, 1965, every employer, subject to this act, shall post a notice or notices of the pertinent provisions of this act in such form as may be prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Labor. The notice shall be not less than eight and one-half (8 1/2) inches by eleven (11) inches in size and shall be displayed in such a manner so as to be accessible to all employees in each establishment under the control of the employer. The Commissioner, or his or her duly authorized representative, may, for the purpose of determining whether such notice has been properly posted, enter, during business hours, upon the premises of any employer subject to this act. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 427, § 6, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 47, § 3, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 2009, c. 164, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.7. Investigation of complaints.

|Upon verified complaint by an employee or former employee that an employer has violated the provisions of Section 197.5 of this title by failure to pay the minimum wage thereby established, the Commissioner, or his authorized representative, is hereby empowered to make such investigation as deemed necessary to ascertain the facts concerning such charge. The Commissioner shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations, require sworn statements, certify to official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence memoranda, and other records deemed necessary as evidence in connection with the investigation of any alleged violation of Section 197.5 of this title. All information obtained by the Commissioner, or his duly authorized representatives, shall be confidential and, except for the finding of the need for additional wages, as provided by Section 197.8 of this title, and information which is necessarily disclosed in court proceedings provided by Section 197.9 or 197.10 of this title, such information shall not be disclosed to any person. |Laws 1965, c. 427, § 7, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965; Laws 1978, c. 47, § 4, eff. July 1, 1978.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.8. Findings - Payment of amount due.

|The Commissioner, after investigation, shall promptly make his finding in writing as to whether or not additional wages are due the employee. If the Commissioner finds that additional wages are due, ten percent (10%) of such amount due shall be added as penalty for such wage deficiency. The Commissioner shall mail said findings to the employer and to the employee by certified mail. Payment by the employer and acceptance by the employee of the amount so determined by the Commissioner shall absolve the employer of any further liability to the employee with respect to wages claimed by the employee for the period he was employed by the employer. |Laws 1965, c. 427, § 8, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965; Laws 1978, c. 47, § 5, eff. July 1, 1978.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.9. Findings by court - Double damages - Costs and attorney fees - Defenses.

|Any employer who is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have paid an employee wages less than those to which such employee is entitled, under or by virtue of this act, shall be liable to such employee for double the full amount of such wages, less any amount actually paid to such employee by the employer, and for court costs, and such reasonable attorney fees as may be allowed by the court, which in no case shall be less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Any agreement between such employee and the employer to work for less than such wage rate shall be no defense to such action. |Laws 1965, c. 427, § 9, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.10. Assignment of wage claim.

|At the request of any employee who has been found by the Commissioner to have been paid wages less than those to which such employee is entitled, under or by virtue of this act, the Commissioner shall take an assignment of such wage claim in trust for the assigning employee and shall bring legal action necessary to collect such claim; and if the Commissioner prevails in such action the employer shall be liable to pay the Department of Labor double the full amount of such wages, and the court costs. The Commissioner shall not be required to pay a filing fee in connection with any such action. The Commissioner in such an action shall be represented by the Attorney General. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 427, § 10, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 47, § 6, eff. July 1, 1978.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.11. Exceptions.

|The Commissioner, to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall by regulations provide for: |(a) the employment of learners, of apprentices, and of messengers employed primarily in delivering letters and messages, under special certificates issued pursuant to regulations of the Commissioner, at such wages lower than the minimum wage applicable and subject to such limitations as to time, number, proportion, and length of service as the Commissioner shall prescribe; and(b) the employment of individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury, under special certificates issued by the Commissioner, at such wages lower than the minimum wage and for such period as shall be fixed in such certificates; and(c) any individual employed by any state, county, city, town, municipal corporation or quasi-municipal corporation, political subdivision, or any instrumentality thereof; and(d) students and regular attendants at any institution of higher learning, either public or private.Added by Laws 1965, c. 427, § 11, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 47, § 7, eff. July 1, 1978.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.12. Rules, regulations and standards.

|The Commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such rules, regulations and standards as he deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this act; provided that the adoption of all such rules, regulations and standards and all administrative proceedings of the Commissioner shall be governed by applicable provisions of Sections 301-325, inclusive, of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 427, § 12, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 47, § 8, eff. July 1, 1978.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.13. Penalty for failure to pay minimum compensation.

|Any employer, or the officer or agent of any corporation, who pays or agrees to pay to any employee less than the rate of compensation required by Sections 197.2 and 197.5 of this title, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. |Amended by Laws 1983, c. 60, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1983.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.14. Penalty for failure to post notice.

|Any employer failing to post the notice required by Section 6 of this act shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), and each week he fails to post such notice shall constitute a separate offense. |Laws 1965, c. 427, § 14, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.15. Citation.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act". |Laws 1965, c. 427, § 15, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.16. Tips, gratuities, meals or lodging - Credit for.

|To compute the minimum wage of any employee coming within the purview of this act, credit toward the minimum required wage must be given for any tips or gratuities, meals or lodging received by the employee up to but not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of said wage. |Laws 1971, c. 70, § 2, eff. July 1, 1971; Laws 1980, c. 203, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
40 OK Stat § 40-197.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-197.17. Uniforms - Credit for.

|Business establishments that furnish uniforms to their employees may take credit against the minimum wage in an amount equal to the reasonable cost of furnishing the uniforms. |Laws 1971, c. 70, § 3, eff. July 1, 1971.
40 OK Stat § 40-198.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-198.1. Payment of discriminatory wages based on employee's sex prohibited.

|It shall be unlawful for any employer within the State of Oklahoma to willfully pay wages to women employees at a rate less than the rate at which he pays any employee of the opposite sex for comparable work on jobs which have comparable requirements relating to skill, effort and responsibility, except where such payment is made pursuant to a seniority system; a merit system; a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or a differential based on any factor other than sex. |Laws 1965, c. 494, § 1, emerg. eff. July 15, 1965.
40 OK Stat § 40-198.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-198.2. Enforcement - Penalties.

|It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor to enforce the provisions of this act. Whenever the Commissioner is informed of any violations thereof, it shall be his duty to investigate same and, in his discretion, said Commissioner is hereby authorized to institute proceedings for the enforcement of penalties herein provided before any court of competent jurisdiction. Any employer who violates the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). |Laws 1965, c. 494, § 2, emerg. eff. July 15, 1965.
40 OK Stat § 40-199 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-199. Certain actions against employees prohibited.

|A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any employer, as defined in Section 165.1 of this title, or his agent to discharge, penalize or in any other manner discriminate against any employee because: |1. The employee has filed a complaint with his employer, or the Commissioner of Labor or his authorized representative, to enforce any provision of Sections 71 through 198.2 of this title;2. The employee has caused to be instituted a proceeding or investigation related to an alleged violation of any provision of Sections 71 through 198.2 of this title; or3. The employee has testified or is about to testify in an investigation or proceeding under this title.B. Every employer, as defined in Section 165.1 of this title, or his agent shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if:1. The filing of a complaint with the employer, Commissioner of Labor or his authorized representative, or the taking of any action directly related to the complaint by any employee is a substantial and material factor in the discharge, penalization of or any other discrimination against the employee by the employer or his agent; or2. The employer or his agent has acted in a manner which has the effect of discouraging, restraining, coercing or interfering with any employee in the exercise of the employee's rights contained in Sections 71 through 198.2 of this title.C. Every person convicted of violating a prohibition of this section shall be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not less than five (5) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or both.Added by Laws 1977, c. 266, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
40 OK Stat § 40-199.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-199.1. Recruiting of employment to replace employees involved in a strike or lockout prohibited - Exceptions.

|It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, agency, firm or corporation, labor organization or officer or agent thereof, to knowingly recruit, procure, supply or refer any person (excluding persons who are permanent employees of the employer involved in such strike or lockout) who has customarily and repeatedly offered himself for employment in the place of employees involved in strikes or lockouts for employment in place of an employee in a business or industry where a strike or lockout exists. |The provisions of this act shall not apply to services or work performed by a salaried or supervisory employee of a business or industry where a strike or lockout exists, or a person, firm or corporation in his or its usual trade, occupation or business; provided that such trade, occupation or business is not usually the furnishing of strikebreakers in any labor strike or lockout; and provided further, that the said person, firm, or corporation hiring, recruiting, securing or offering to secure employment shall, if a person or an unincorporated firm, be a bona fide resident of the State of Oklahoma for a period of six (6) months prior to the strike or lockout, or if a corporation, be chartered or duly licensed to do business in the State of Oklahoma for a period of six (6) months prior to the strike or lockout.Laws 1973, c. 165, § 1.
40 OK Stat § 40-199.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-199.2. Acceptance of employment to replace employees involved in a strike or lockout prohibited.

|It shall be unlawful for any person (excluding persons who are permanent employees of the employer involved in such strike or lockout) who has customarily and repeatedly offered himself for employment in place of employees involved in a strike or lockout to knowingly take, or offer to take, the place in employment of employees involved in a strike or lockout. |Laws 1973, c. 165, § 2.
40 OK Stat § 40-199.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-199.3. Notice as to strike or lockout.

|It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, agency, firm or corporation, or officer or agent thereof, to recruit, solicit or advertise for employees, or refer persons (excluding employees or persons who are permanent employees of the employer involved in such strike or lockout) to employment, in place of employees involved in a strike or lockout, without adequate notice to such person, or in such advertisement, that there is a strike or lockout at the place at which employment is offered, and that the employment offered is in place of employee involved in such strike or lockout. |Laws 1973, c. 165, § 3.
40 OK Stat § 40-199.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-199.4. Penalties.

|Any person, partnership, agency, firm or corporation violating this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than sixty (60) days nor more than one (1) year, or both, at the discretion of the court. |Laws 1973, c. 165, § 4.
40 OK Stat § 40-200 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-200. Searches of employee-owned vehicles.

|Employers of this state that conduct employee-owned vehicle searches of its employees shall conduct such search on the property of the employer only. Searches that are conducted on property not owned or rented by the employer shall require a search warrant issued according to law. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 222, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
40 OK Stat § 40-360 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-360. Short title - Oklahoma Employment First Act - Definitions.

|A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Employment First Act". |B. All state agencies shall coordinate efforts and shall collaborate within and among such agencies to ensure that state programs, policies, procedures and funding support competitive integrated employment of individuals with disabilities. All state agencies shall, whenever feasible, share data and information across systems in order to track progress toward full implementation of this act.C. State agencies are authorized to adopt rules to implement this act.D. As used in this act:1. "Competitive employment" means work in the competitive labor market, or self-employment, that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis in an integrated setting with the opportunity for advancement and for which a person with a disability is compensated at or above the minimum wage but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by persons without disabilities;2. "Disability" means, with respect to an individual:a.a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual,b.a record of such an impairment, orc.being regarded as having such an impairment as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended;3. "Integrated setting" means, with respect to an employment outcome, a setting typically found in the community in which applicants or eligible individuals interact with persons without disabilities, other than those who are providing services to those applicants or eligible individuals, to the same extent that individuals without disabilities in comparable positions interact with other persons; and4. "Working age" means sixteen (16) years of age or older in accordance with Section 71 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 2015, c. 76, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
40 OK Stat § 40-401 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-401. Short title.

|Sections 401 through 424 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act. |Amended by Laws 1984, c. 147, § 1, operative July 1, 1984.
40 OK Stat § 40-402 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-402. Occupational health and safety - Definitions.

|As used in the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act: |1. "Employer" means the state and all its political subdivisions which has in its employ one or more individuals performing services for it in employment; and2. "Employee" means a person permitted to work by an employer in employment; and3. "Place of employment" means the plant or premises in or about which an employee is permitted to work; and4. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Labor; and5. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor; and6. "Division" means the Health and Safety Education and Training Division; and7. "Standard" has the same meaning as, and includes, the words "regulation", "code", and "rule"; and8. "National consensus standards" means any occupational safety or health standard adopted under a consensus method by a nationally recognized standards-producing organization; and9. "Employment" includes all services for pay pursuant to a contract of hire except service in agricultural employment.Laws 1970, c. 287, § 2, operative July 1, 1970; Laws 1984, c. 147, § 2, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1992, c. 305, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992.
40 OK Stat § 40-403 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-403. Employer's duties and responsibilities.

|A. Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees, commensurate with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. |B. No person shall discharge, discriminate or take adverse personnel action against any employee because such employee has filed any complaint, or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this act, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding, or because of the exercise by such employee on behalf of himself or herself or others of any right affected by this act.C. Within forty-eight (48) hours after the occurrence of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of five or more employees, the employer of any employees so injured or killed shall report the accident in writing to the Oklahoma City office of the Oklahoma Department of Labor, in a manner prescribed by the Department. The Commissioner of Labor may require such additional reports as he deems necessary, including the official death certificate from the Oklahoma State Department of Health.D. No rule or standard promulgated under this act shall, or shall be deemed to, establish legal standards of conduct or legal duties, the violation of which standards or duties would constitute negligence or gross negligence in any civil proceeding.E. Every employer having twenty-five (25) or more full- or part-time employees shall:1. Designate an employee who shall coordinate all safety programs of the employer;2. Provide safety classes to each type or class of employee no less than quarterly, except that public schools shall only be required to provide safety classes or instruction to their employees during the school year. Provided further, public school employees who are certified personnel and are in compliance with federal OSHA occupational safety and health standards shall be exempt from such safety classes or instruction and shall not be included in the computation of the number of employees set forth in subsection E of this section for determining the requirement of such safety classes or instruction; and3. Cooperate with the Department of Labor including allowing any announced inspection of the premises for the purpose of determining compliance with this subsection.The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any hospital which is subject to the rules of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), as set forth in 42 CFR Parts 405, 412, 416, 417, 440, 441, 456, 482 and 489; Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Conditions of Participation for Hospitals, Final Regulations.Laws 1970, c. 287, § 3, operative July 1, 1970; Laws 1992, c. 305, § 3, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 349, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 163, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 1994.
40 OK Stat § 40-404 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-404. Removal or damage of safeguards - Failure to obey safety orders.

|No employee shall willfully remove, displace, damage, destroy or carry off any safety device or safeguard furnished or provided for use in any employment or place of employment, or interfere in any way with the use thereof by any other person. No employee or agent of employees shall interfere with the use of any method or process adopted for the protection of any employee in such employment or place of employment, or of any other person lawfully within such place of employment, or fail to follow and obey orders necessary to protect the life, health and safety of such employees and any other person lawfully within such place of employment. |Laws 1970, c. 287, § 4, operative July 1, 1970.