Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-172
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Blacklisting
Official statutory text
No firm, corporation or individual shall blacklist or require a
letter of relinquishment, or publish, or cause to be published, or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 253
blacklisted, any employee, mechanic or laborer, discharged from or
voluntarily leaving the service of such company, corporation or
individual, with intent and for the purpose of preventing such
employee, mechanic or laborer, from engaging in or securing similar
or other employment from any other corporation, company or
individual.
letter of relinquishment, or publish, or cause to be published, or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 253
blacklisted, any employee, mechanic or laborer, discharged from or
voluntarily leaving the service of such company, corporation or
individual, with intent and for the purpose of preventing such
employee, mechanic or laborer, from engaging in or securing similar
or other employment from any other corporation, company or
individual.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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