Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-197.10
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Assignment of wage claim
Official statutory text
At the request of any employee who has been found by the
Commissioner to have been paid wages less than those to which such
employee is entitled, under or by virtue of this act, the
Commissioner shall take an assignment of such wage claim in trust
for the assigning employee and shall bring legal action necessary to
collect such claim; and if the Commissioner prevails in such action
the employer shall be liable to pay the Department of Labor double
the full amount of such wages, and the court costs. The
Commissioner shall not be required to pay a filing fee in connection
with any such action. The Commissioner in such an action shall be
represented by the Attorney General.
Commissioner to have been paid wages less than those to which such
employee is entitled, under or by virtue of this act, the
Commissioner shall take an assignment of such wage claim in trust
for the assigning employee and shall bring legal action necessary to
collect such claim; and if the Commissioner prevails in such action
the employer shall be liable to pay the Department of Labor double
the full amount of such wages, and the court costs. The
Commissioner shall not be required to pay a filing fee in connection
with any such action. The Commissioner in such an action shall be
represented by the Attorney General.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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