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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 272 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.

§40-197.15. 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.

§40-197.16. Tips, gratuities, meals or lodging - Credit for. A. To compute the minimum wage of any employee coming within the purview of the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act, credit toward the minimum required wage shall be given for any tips or gratuities, meals, or lodging received by the employee provided that the employer pays a cash wage of not less than what is required under 29 C.F.R., Section 531.50(a)(1). B. To compute the minimum wage of any employee coming within the purview of the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act should the minimum wage exceed the current federal minimum wage, credit toward the minimum required wage may be given for any tips or gratuities, meals, or lodging received by the employee. Added by Laws 1971, c. 70, § 2, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 203, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 2025, c. 401, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.

§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.

§40-198.1. 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.

§40-198.2. Enforcement - Penalties.