Oklahoma § 40-197.10 - Assignment of wage claim
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 40-197.10 — Assignment of wage claim, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-197.10. Assignment of wage claim
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.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 427, § 10, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965. Amended
by Laws 1978, c. 47, § 6, eff. July 1, 1978.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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