Okla. Stat. tit. 61, § 61-3: Working day for public employees

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, eight

(8) hours shall constitute a day's work for all public employees not

otherwise exempt from or covered by special provisions under the

federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A., Section 201 et seq.

and regulations thereto. In cases where it may be necessary to work

more than eight (8) hours per calendar day which results in more

than forty (40) hours worked per week, all public employees not

otherwise exempt from or otherwise covered by special provisions

under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and regulations related

thereto or other persons so employed shall be compensated in

accordance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and regulations

related thereto.

B. Public employees and public safety professionals may be

allowed to work in excess of eight (8) hours per day when such hours

are assigned as part of an alternative work schedule. In any case

where such work schedule results in an employee working in excess of

forty (40) hours per workweek who is not exempt from or covered by

special provisions under the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor

Standards Act, the employee shall be compensated in accordance with

the Fair Labor Standards Act and regulations related thereto. For

purposes of this section, “public safety professionals” means

sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, correctional officers, and persons in the

emergency medical service profession.

R.L. 1910, § 3757. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 44; Laws 2009,

c. 55, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.