{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-563","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-563","heading":"Willful violation of act - Civil actions - Remedies","body":"A. Any person aggrieved by a willful violation of the Standards\n\nfor Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act may institute a civil\n\naction in a court of competent jurisdiction within one (1) year of\n\nthe alleged willful violation or be barred from obtaining the relief\n\nprovided for in subsection B of this section. A willful violation\n\nof the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act requires\n\nproof by the preponderance of the evidence that the employer had a\n\nspecific intent to violate the act.\n\nB. A prevailing party may be awarded lost wages to which the\n\nperson would have been entitled and an additional equal amount as\n\nliquidated damages. Interim earnings or amounts earnable with\n\nreasonable diligence by the aggrieved person shall operate to reduce\n\nthe lost wages otherwise allowable. Reasonable costs and attorney\n\nfees may be awarded to the prevailing party, whether plaintiff or\n\ndefendant.","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":"30f807622c137f4780f02edeff1c1cbaaf4e88ec7b432e2f5d9a46be15c265d7","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-562","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}