Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-954
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Discrimination in state employment
Official statutory text
It is hereby prohibited for any department or agency of the
State of Oklahoma, or any official or employee of the same for and
on behalf of the State of Oklahoma: to refuse to employ or to
discharge any person, otherwise qualified, on account of race,
color, creed, national origin, age, handicap, or ancestry; to
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discriminate for the same reasons in regard to tenure, terms, or
conditions of employment; to deny promotion or increase in
compensation solely for these reasons; to publish an offer of
employment based on such discrimination; to adopt or enforce any
rule or employment policy which so discriminates as to any employee;
or to seek such information as to any applicant or employee or to
discriminate in the selection of personnel for training solely on
such basis. These provisions shall be cumulative and in addition to
existing laws relating to discrimination in the classified service.
It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission
to investigate, upon its own initiative, upon complaint filed by any
aggrieved person, or upon complaint filed by the Attorney General's
Office of Civil Rights Enforcement, any violation of this section
and to enforce compliance with the same, both in the classified and
the nonclassified service. The Attorney General's Office of Civil
Rights Enforcement shall investigate, upon its own initiative or on
complaint filed with it, any such violation and may file a formal
complaint with the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission. When any
complaint is filed by the Attorney General with the Oklahoma Merit
Protection Commission, the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission
shall set a hearing on the same, at which hearing the Attorney
General, or his or her representative, may appear and present the
finding of the Attorney General in regard to such violation. In the
enforcement of this section, the Oklahoma Merit Protection
Commission shall follow the provisions of existing laws relating to
hearings, procedures, and notices, and shall have power to enforce
its orders pertaining to violations of this section as is provided
by law in regard to the classified service.
State of Oklahoma, or any official or employee of the same for and
on behalf of the State of Oklahoma: to refuse to employ or to
discharge any person, otherwise qualified, on account of race,
color, creed, national origin, age, handicap, or ancestry; to
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 728
discriminate for the same reasons in regard to tenure, terms, or
conditions of employment; to deny promotion or increase in
compensation solely for these reasons; to publish an offer of
employment based on such discrimination; to adopt or enforce any
rule or employment policy which so discriminates as to any employee;
or to seek such information as to any applicant or employee or to
discriminate in the selection of personnel for training solely on
such basis. These provisions shall be cumulative and in addition to
existing laws relating to discrimination in the classified service.
It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission
to investigate, upon its own initiative, upon complaint filed by any
aggrieved person, or upon complaint filed by the Attorney General's
Office of Civil Rights Enforcement, any violation of this section
and to enforce compliance with the same, both in the classified and
the nonclassified service. The Attorney General's Office of Civil
Rights Enforcement shall investigate, upon its own initiative or on
complaint filed with it, any such violation and may file a formal
complaint with the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission. When any
complaint is filed by the Attorney General with the Oklahoma Merit
Protection Commission, the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission
shall set a hearing on the same, at which hearing the Attorney
General, or his or her representative, may appear and present the
finding of the Attorney General in regard to such violation. In the
enforcement of this section, the Oklahoma Merit Protection
Commission shall follow the provisions of existing laws relating to
hearings, procedures, and notices, and shall have power to enforce
its orders pertaining to violations of this section as is provided
by law in regard to the classified service.
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