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Oklahoma · Snapshot open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14

Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-197.10: Assignment of wage claim

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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.

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