Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Oklahoma
A letter asking an employer to pay wages you are owed, before you file a wage claim with your state labor agency or the U.S. Department of Labor. Keep copies of pay stubs, schedules and messages.
What Oklahoma law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | Due by the next regular payday for the pay period in which the work was done, through normal pay channels or by certified mail if the employee asks. An employer that willfully withholds undisputed wages can owe 2% of the unpaid wages per day, up to the amount owed. Source: 40 O.S. § 165.3 |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | Due by the next regular payday, the same as when an employee is fired. Source: 40 O.S. § 165.3 |
| Minimum wage | $7.25 per hour, equal to the federal minimum wage. Unless federal law covers the job, the state minimum applies to employers with at least 10 full-time employees, or gross sales over $100,000 a year, or that are involved in interstate commerce. Cities may not set their own minimum wage. No state increase is scheduled. The federal minimum wage also applies to most employers. |
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[today's date]
To: [employer name], [employer address]
From: [your name], [your address]
I worked for you as [job title] from [start date] to [end date or present]. You have not paid me $[amount owed] for [the hours, overtime, final paycheck or tips owed], covering [dates owed].
Please pay this amount by [payment deadline] by [payment method].
If I do not receive payment, I plan to file a wage claim with [state labor agency] and pursue any other remedies the law allows.
[your name] [phone or email]
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