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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 277 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, or c. 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; and 4. "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.

§40-365. Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities Task Force — Members — Responsibilities — Report. A. There is hereby created until November 1, 2027, the Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities Task Force. B. The Task Force shall study and develop a plan to phase out the practice of paying workers with disabilities subminimum wages under 14(c) certificate programs in Oklahoma. The Task Force shall study, review, and make recommendations on the following, with a focus on transitioning workers with disabilities currently being paid subminimum wages under 14(c) certificates to competitive, integrated employment at or above minimum wage, and when appropriate, alternative meaningful day programs for those not able or wanting to move to competitive, integrated employment: 1. Identify potential obstacles and negative impacts of phasing out subminimum wages and 14(c) use in Oklahoma; and 2. Develop a plan for phasing out subminimum wages and 14(c) use in Oklahoma that: a. reduces potential negative impacts and maximizes the potential for successful transition to competitive, integrated employment,