§ 4303. Definitions
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 44. MilitiaEffective: April 21, 2021
Effective: April 21, 2021
44 Okl.St.Ann. § 4303
§ 4303. Definitions
As used in the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act:
2. “Benefit”, “benefit of employment”, or “rights and benefits” means the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, including any advantage, profit, privilege, gain, status, account, or interest, including wages or salary for work performed, that accrues by reason of an employment contract or agreement or an employer policy, plan, or practice and includes rights and benefits under a pension plan, a health plan, an employee stock ownership plan, insurance coverage, awards, bonuses, severance pay, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacations, and the opportunity to select work hours or location of employment;
3. “Commissioner of Labor” means the Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor whose office is established in Section 1 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution and whose powers and duties are established pursuant to Section 1 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any person designated or retained by the Commissioner of Labor to carry out a responsibility of the Commissioner of Labor under the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act;
4. “District attorney” means the executive officer established pursuant to Section 215.1 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The powers and duties exercised by a district attorney pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, upon designation by the district attorney, may also be performed by an assistant district attorney or by a special district attorney appointed pursuant to subsection C of Section 215.37M of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
(5) a person, institution, organization, or other entity that has denied initial employment in violation of Section 7 of this act.1
(2) The entity's lack of notice or awareness of a potential or pending claim under the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act at the time of a merger, acquisition, or other form of succession shall not be considered when applying the multifactor test under division (1) of this subparagraph;
9. “Political subdivision” means the seventy-seven counties of the state, incorporated municipalities, including both cities and towns, and all public entities or instrumentalities, including, but not limited to, municipal corporations, municipal sewer and water authorities, public trusts and public authorities in the state which are not a state agency, an executive officer, the legislative branch or the judicial branch of the state. Political subdivisions include, but are not limited to, special districts, authorities and instrumentalities such as school districts, fire protection districts, conservation districts, water and sewer districts, emergency medical service districts and airport and housing authorities;
16. “State agency” includes any executive branch agency within the state, whether appropriated or nonappropriated, established either by the Oklahoma Constitution or by the Oklahoma Statutes, including the Oklahoma Military Department with respect to the state employees employed by the Oklahoma Military Department;
Credits
Laws 2021, c. 122, § 5, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.
Footnotes
Title 11, § 4311.
44 Okl. St. Ann. § 4303, OK ST T. 44 § 4303
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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