Oklahoma § 40-197.3 - Wage and Hour Commission - Membership - Tenure Compensation - Chairman

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 40-197.3 — Wage and Hour Commission - Membership - Tenure Compensation - Chairman, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 40-197.3. Wage and Hour Commission - Membership - Tenure Compensation - Chairman

A. The Wage and Hour Commission is hereby terminated and all

powers and duties of such Commission are transferred to the

Commissioner of Labor. All personnel, funds, financial obligations

and encumbrances, records, equipment, furniture, fixtures, files and

supplies under the control of the Wage and Hour Commission are

transferred to the Commissioner of Labor as of the effective date of

this act.

B. The Commissioner of Labor shall establish, pursuant to this

act, such standards of wages and conditions of labor for employees

within the State of Oklahoma as shall be reasonable and not

detrimental to health and morals.

Laws 1965, c. 427, § 3, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965; Laws 1978, c. 47,

§ 1, eff. July 1, 1978.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 40-197.3 ("Wage and Hour Commission - Membership - Tenure Compensation - Chairman") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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