Oklahoma § 61-4 - Public contracts made on basis of eight-hour day

§ 61-4. Public contracts made on basis of eight-hour day

All contracts hereafter made by or on behalf of the state, or by

or on behalf of any county, city, township, or other municipality,

with any corporation, person or persons, for the performance of any

public work, by or on behalf of the state or any county, city,

township, or other municipality, shall be deemed and considered as

made upon the basis of eight (8) hours constituting a day's work;

and it shall be unlawful for such corporation, person or persons to

require, aid, abet, assist, connive at, or permit any laborer,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works

workman, mechanic, prison guards, janitors in public institutions,

or other person to work more than eight hours per calendar day in

doing such work, except in cases and upon the conditions provided in

Section 3 of this title.

Provided that the provisions of this act in regard to hours

worked per calendar day shall not apply to the construction,

reconstruction, maintenance, or the production of local materials

for: Highways, roads, streets, and all the structures and drainage

in connection therewith; sewer systems, waterworks systems, dams and

levees, canals, drainage ditches, airport grading, drainage,

surfacing, seeding and planting. Provided that the provisions of

this act will not prevent employees from drawing time and half for

those hours worked over forty (40) during any calendar week.

R.L. 1910, § 3758; Laws 1949, p. 413, § 1. Amended by Laws 2022, c.

238, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.