Settlement depends almost entirely on the other party's willingness to settle. If you and the other party have come to an agreement, then the court's involvement should end fairly quickly. It is easy for the judge and helpful to his or her schedule to allow voluntary dismissal of a case... View More

Contact the Alcoholic Beverages Law Enforcement (ABLE) Commission and ask them, or look it up on their website. If you are selling alcohol in Oklahoma, you should become familiar with all the rules.

Generally speaking, an employer is entitled to change the terms and conditions of employment at will. However, if a contract was involved, the employer may have violated the contract by modifying your commission plan. Whether there was an enforceable contract depends on the rest of the facts and... View More

Oklahoma does not have a statutory requirement to provide rest or meal breaks. If you work under a collective bargaining agreement, check to see if your contract addresses this issue. If you are driving long hours without a break, it is possible that you are exceeding your maximum service hours.... View More

It depends on whether you mean "misconduct associated with the work" in the formal sense used in unemployment insurance hearings or if you mean "misconduct defined by my employer's policy." Losing a status or license necessary to work can be "misconduct" in terms... View More

An employer must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to obtain and use credit information in an employment decision. The FCRA is administered by the Federal Trade Commission. According to their website, "Consumer reporting agencies may not report outdated negative information.... View More

We do not have enough information to answer your question. There are special "child" labor laws from the federal government, and they depend on the type of job. For example, there are different provisions for agricultural work, kitchen work and amusement park work. Oklahoma also has... View More

We do not have enough information to answer your question. There are special "child" labor laws from the federal government, and they depend on the type of job. For example, there are different provisions for agricultural work, kitchen work and amusement park work. Oklahoma also has... View More

That depends largely on what information is in your employee file. Assuming it contains normal information such as your home address, your birthday, your social security number and disciplinary history, it is possible that your privacy rights have been violated. It also depends on what you mean... View More

Yes, an Oklahoma Emergency Manager may drive a county vehicle home legally. There are some stsp the county should take in order to document it. First, a county official needs to determine that the use of the vehicle is solely for the benefit of the county. The IRS may still view the... View More

Yes this is legal. This is the nature of employment agencies. They provide you with the jobs, you provide them with the work to "sell" and they mark up your services the same as a retail store marks up its products for sale.