White v. Wint

HARGRAVE, Justice.

Thomas White, the appellant, was a salaried employee 1 of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (Department). He was classified as a Biologist I 2 and was employed from September 5, 1972, to May 2, 1979, at which time his employment contract was terminated. During this period, Mr. White often worked longer than eight hours a day due to the demands of his job and due to the nature of the various activities required in his job description. In effect during this same time was a Department policy which allowed for a “compensatory leave” program as there was no…