Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-197.1
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-197.1, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 40, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 40,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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The welfare of the State of Oklahoma demands that the working
people of Oklahoma be protected from conditions of labor which have
a pernicious effect on their health or morals. The State of
Oklahoma, therefore, exercising herein its police and sovereign
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power, declares that inadequate wages and insanitary conditions of
labor exert such pernicious effect.
people of Oklahoma be protected from conditions of labor which have
a pernicious effect on their health or morals. The State of
Oklahoma, therefore, exercising herein its police and sovereign
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 266
power, declares that inadequate wages and insanitary conditions of
labor exert such pernicious effect.
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