§44-4333. Informing persons and employers of rights, benefits, and obligations.
The Commissioner of Labor, Adjutant General, and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall take such actions as they determine to be appropriate to inform persons entitled to rights and benefits under the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and employers of the rights, benefits, and obligations of employees and […]
§44-4334. Notice of rights, benefits, and obligations to be posted by employer.
A. Requirement to provide notice. Each employer shall identify their employees who are members of the state military forces and provide them with a notice of the rights, benefits, and obligations of employees and employers subject to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. This notice requirement may be met by posting the […]
§44-4335. Training to be provided by state agencies and political subdivisions.
A. Training required. The administrator of each state agency and political subdivision shall provide training for the human resources personnel of the agency or political subdivision on the following: 1. The rights, benefits, and obligations provided in the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act for employees who are members of the state military […]
§44-4321. Assistance from Commissioner of Labor.
The Commissioner of Labor shall provide assistance to any person regarding the employment and reemployment rights and benefits which the person is entitled to under the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. In providing assistance, the Commissioner may request assistance from existing federal and state agencies engaged in similar or related activities and […]
§44-4322. Refusal to comply – Complaint process.
A. A person who claims that: 1. He or she is entitled under the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act to employment or reemployment rights or benefits with respect to employment; and 2.a.His or her employer has failed or refused, or is about to fail or refuse, to comply with the provisions of […]
§44-4323. Action for relief – Referral to district attorney.
A. Action for relief. 1. A person who receives from the Commissioner of Labor a notification pursuant to subsection E of Section 16 of this act of an unsuccessful effort to resolve a complaint relating to a state government employer may request that the Commissioner refer the complaint to the district attorney with relevant jurisdiction. […]
§44-4326. Investigatory powers – Subpoenas – District court writs.
A. In any investigations pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: 1. Duly authorized representatives of the Commissioner of Labor shall, at all reasonable times, have reasonable access to and the right to interview persons with information relevant to an investigation and shall have reasonable access to, for purposes of examination, […]
§44-4327. Effect of noncompliance of state officials with deadlines – Inapplicability of statutes of limitations.
A. Effect of noncompliance of state officials with deadlines. 1. The inability of the Commissioner of Labor or a district attorney to comply with a deadline applicable to such official under Section 16 or 17 of this act shall not: a.affect the authority of the district attorney to represent and file an action or submit […]
§44-4331. Authority to prescribe regulations.
A. The Commissioner of Labor, in consultation with the Adjutant General, may prescribe regulations implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act as it applies to state government, political subdivisions, and private employers. B. The Director of Human Capital Management of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, in consultation […]
§44-4332. Annual report by the Commissioner of Labor.
A. Annual report by the Commissioner of Labor. The Commissioner shall, after consultation with the district attorney to whom a complaint pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act has been referred, transmit to the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans […]