Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-160
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Mandated minimum wage - Minimum number of vacation or sick
Official statutory text
leave days.
As a matter of public policy and due to an overriding state
interest, the Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the entire
field of legislation in this state touching in any way mandated
minimum wage and employee benefits regarding mandatory minimum
number of vacation or sick leave days. Notwithstanding any
exemption from state statutes previously allowed for certain
municipalities pursuant to Section 1-101 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, no municipality or other political subdivision of this
state shall establish a mandatory minimum number of vacation or sick
leave days, whether paid or unpaid, or a minimum wage rate which an
employer would be required to pay or grant employees. Any existing
or future ordinances, orders or regulations in this field, except as
may be specifically provided in this section, are null and void.
The provisions of this section shall not affect the minimum
number of vacation or sick leave days, whether paid or unpaid,
authorized by a municipality for its employees as a benefit of
employment.
As a matter of public policy and due to an overriding state
interest, the Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the entire
field of legislation in this state touching in any way mandated
minimum wage and employee benefits regarding mandatory minimum
number of vacation or sick leave days. Notwithstanding any
exemption from state statutes previously allowed for certain
municipalities pursuant to Section 1-101 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, no municipality or other political subdivision of this
state shall establish a mandatory minimum number of vacation or sick
leave days, whether paid or unpaid, or a minimum wage rate which an
employer would be required to pay or grant employees. Any existing
or future ordinances, orders or regulations in this field, except as
may be specifically provided in this section, are null and void.
The provisions of this section shall not affect the minimum
number of vacation or sick leave days, whether paid or unpaid,
authorized by a municipality for its employees as a benefit of
employment.
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