BASIC PAYMENT FACTS
- If you are not paid a salary, you should be paid every two weeks.
- Minimum wage= $7.25/hour
- Payment may be made through various methods such as direct deposit, paper check, a debit card, or cash.
WORKPLACE SAFETY
- Your workplace is required to be safe under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
- You shouldn’t be required to perform tasks that could get you hurt or sick.
- To file a complaint go to: www.osha.gov
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MINIMUM WAGE
- $7.25/hour
- Minimum wage applies to training employees as well
- Some job positions are exempt from this minimum wage rule. See the Department of Labor website, www.dol.gov, for more information.
OVERTIME
- Oklahoma follows time and a half pay (one and a half times) an employee’s normal amount.
- The minimum wage for overtime hours is $10.88/hour.
TIPPING
- Oklahoma state tipping minimum wage is $2.13/hour.
- Employers can pay this amount as long as the employee earns enough in tips to bring their total hourly wage to at leas the state minimum wage.
- Tipped employees can be required to perform non-tipped tasks.
EQUAL PAY ACT
- Prohibits employers from purposely paying women at a rate less than the rate at which it pays men for comparable work on jobs requiring comparable skill, effort, and responsibility.
- Permissible based on: seniority, merit, or a system that measures earnings on any factor other than sex.
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EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS
- Oklahoma restricts the hours worked by 14-15 years old minors but not 16-17 years old minors.
- Break policies also differ based on age group. For instance, Oklahoma has mandatory break laws for youths under the age of 16.
- Company policy dictates breaks and lunch periods for everyone age 16 years or older.
TERMINATION
- If the employer ends your employment, the employer has to pay the employee’s wages in full unless there is a disagreement on what wages are owed.
- Payment should be made through regular payment channels or through mail.
- Seek legal advice if you believe your former employer is withholding money owed to you.
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Tulsa Curfew and Teenage Work
PURPOSE
- The purpose of the curfew is to protect youths from dangers, to promote parental supervision and to reduce criminal activity and protect the public.
BASIC FACTS
- Applies to those under 18 years old.
- Sunday-Thursday: 11pm-6am
- Friday-Saturday: 12am-6am
- Friends,18 and over, do not count as parental supervision.
PENALTIES
- Violation of curfew may result in a fine no more than $200 excluding costs.
- You may also be subjected to community service.