Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-199
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Certain actions against employees prohibited
Official statutory text
A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any employer, as defined in
Section 165.1 of this title, or his agent to discharge, penalize or
in any other manner discriminate against any employee because:
1. The employee has filed a complaint with his employer, or the
Commissioner of Labor or his authorized representative, to enforce
any provision of Sections 71 through 198.2 of this title;
2. The employee has caused to be instituted a proceeding or
investigation related to an alleged violation of any provision of
Sections 71 through 198.2 of this title; or
3. The employee has testified or is about to testify in an
investigation or proceeding under this title.
B. Every employer, as defined in Section 165.1 of this title,
or his agent shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if:
1. The filing of a complaint with the employer, Commissioner of
Labor or his authorized representative, or the taking of any action
directly related to the complaint by any employee is a substantial
and material factor in the discharge, penalization of or any other
discrimination against the employee by the employer or his agent; or
2. The employer or his agent has acted in a manner which has
the effect of discouraging, restraining, coercing or interfering
with any employee in the exercise of the employee's rights contained
in Sections 71 through 198.2 of this title.
C. Every person convicted of violating a prohibition of this
section shall be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more
than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or imprisoned in the county jail
for not less than five (5) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or
both.
Section 165.1 of this title, or his agent to discharge, penalize or
in any other manner discriminate against any employee because:
1. The employee has filed a complaint with his employer, or the
Commissioner of Labor or his authorized representative, to enforce
any provision of Sections 71 through 198.2 of this title;
2. The employee has caused to be instituted a proceeding or
investigation related to an alleged violation of any provision of
Sections 71 through 198.2 of this title; or
3. The employee has testified or is about to testify in an
investigation or proceeding under this title.
B. Every employer, as defined in Section 165.1 of this title,
or his agent shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if:
1. The filing of a complaint with the employer, Commissioner of
Labor or his authorized representative, or the taking of any action
directly related to the complaint by any employee is a substantial
and material factor in the discharge, penalization of or any other
discrimination against the employee by the employer or his agent; or
2. The employer or his agent has acted in a manner which has
the effect of discouraging, restraining, coercing or interfering
with any employee in the exercise of the employee's rights contained
in Sections 71 through 198.2 of this title.
C. Every person convicted of violating a prohibition of this
section shall be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more
than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or imprisoned in the county jail
for not less than five (5) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or
both.
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