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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 269 Laws 1965, c. 427, § 4; Laws 1971, c. 87, § 1, eff. July 1, 1971; Laws 1977, c. 266, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1978, c. 47, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1981, c. 72, § 4.
§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.
§40-197.6. 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.
§40-197.7. 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