Oklahoma Statutes
§ 40-500 — Nonsmoking as condition of employment.
Oklahoma·Title 40 Labor
A.It shall be unlawful for an employer to: 1. Discharge any individual, or otherwise disadvantage any individual, with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because the individual is a nonsmoker or smokes or uses tobacco products during nonworking hours; or 2. Require as a condition of employment that any employee or applicant for employment abstain from smoking or using tobacco products during nonworking hours.
B.Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employer from offering incentives to an employee to participate in wellness programs, including, but not limited to, smoking cessation programs, in conjunction with the employer providing the employee health insurance coverage.
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Legislative History
Added by Laws 1991, c. 172, § 11, emerg. eff. May 8, 1991. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 295, § 3, emerg. eff. May 29, 1991; Laws 2013, c. 103, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013, and c. 269, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. NOTE: Laws 2013, c. 103, § 2 and Laws 2013, c. 269, § 25 made virtually identical changes to this section.
Nearby Sections
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§ 40-1-101
Short title.§ 40-1-102
Purpose of Act.§ 40-1-103
Declaration of state public policy.§ 40-1-104
Saving clause.§ 40-1-106
Section captions.§ 40-1-107
Construction against implicit repeal.§ 40-1-109
Unemployment benefits impact study.§ 40-1-201
General definitions.§ 40-1-202.1
Extended Base Period.§ 40-1-202.2
Repealed§ 40-1-202A
Renumbered§ 40-1-202B
Renumbered§ 40-1-208
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