Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (2007)
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided November 1, 2007Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Commissioner Fields:
This office has received your request for an Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following questions:
1. May the Department of Labor obtain an award for legal fees for cases brought before the administrative law judges to prosecute unpaid wage claims?
2. May the Department of Labor serve as the agent or representative of an employee or employees if designated by them to pursue unpaid wage claims on their behalf under 40 O.S. 2001, § 165.9[40-165.9]? If so, is such a designation automatic or is it discretionary on the part of the employee?
3. When an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Marley v. CannonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Whitehorse v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- Transwestern Publishing, L.L.C. v. LangdonCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2004
- Cherokee Data Computer Parts & Service, Inc. v. Oklahoma Department of LaborCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2005