Wage and hour rules for employees in Oklahoma — overtime, minimum wage, meal and rest breaks and the final paycheck — compared with federal law, with links to the official sources.
Oklahoma final paycheck
Fired or laid off: By the next regular payday; payment does not have to be immediate. Quit: By the next regular payday; the same rule applies whether the employee quits or is fired.
Citation: 40 O.S. §165.3 (believed to be the governing section, but its text was NOT fetched; OSCN blocked the fetch)
Federal law Federal law does not require immediate payment of final wages; they are due by the next regular payday.
Same as federal law
- Minimum wage
- State rate $7.25 per hour; the federal $7.25 applies to jobs covered by the FLSA.
- Overtime
- The U.S. Department of Labor lists no state overtime premium for this state; the federal FLSA rule (1.5× after 40 hours a week) applies to covered employers.
- Meal breaks
- The U.S. Department of Labor’s state table lists no meal-period requirement for adult employees in the private sector in this state, so the federal rule applies: meal breaks are not required.
- Rest breaks
- No state requirement for paid rest breaks for adult employees in the private sector (“States not listed do not require paid rest periods” — U.S. Department of Labor). Federal law does not require breaks either; short breaks that are given must be paid.
Find your state labor department (U.S. Department of Labor directory). Data last reviewed September 28, 2026.