{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-165.6","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-165.6","heading":"Contractors as employers","body":"Whenever any person herein called the contractor shall contract\n\nwith another for the performance of any work which the contractor\n\nhas undertaken to perform, the contractor shall be deemed an\n\nemployer and shall become civilly liable to employees engaged in\n\nperformance of work under such contract for the payment of wages\n\n(but not for the payment of liquidated damages) as required by\n\nSections 2 and 4 of this act whenever and to the extent that the\n\nemployer of such employees fails to pay such wages; provided,\n\nhowever, that the employer of such employees shall be liable to the\n\ncontractor for wages paid to such employees by the contractor under\n\nthis section.","path":["OK Code","Title 40"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os40.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"4a66ad84b904ea4ba45f35af2234a8d545cdccd7bd74b7e18e2868a5a4950aeb","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-165.5","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-165.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}