Hamrick v. STATE EX REL. OFFICE OF EX REL. CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

WATT, J.,

with whom KAUGER, J. joins, concurring in part and dissenting in part:

1 1 I agree with the majority's determination that an unclassified employee can maintain an action pursuant to the Protection of Labor Act (Labor Protection Act), 40 0.8. 2001 165.1 et seq. I express no opinion on whether the same employee may be entitled to liquidated damages pursuant to 40 O.S. 2001 165.9 1 allowing an employee to recover both unpaid wages and liquidated damages. I dissent on two grounds. First, the majority has not merely "reformulated" the question but has gone outside of the question certified…