When your company hires employees in Oklahoma, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.
Creating your Oklahoma Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.
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Oklahoma Employee Handbook Policies
There are 5 state and local employee handbook policies in Oklahoma.
Leaves of Absence
Oklahoma Jury Duty Leave Policy
You are entitled to unpaid, job-protected leave to serve as a juror. Unless directed otherwise by your supervisor, you should return to work at the completion of jury duty, even if for a partial day.
Oklahoma Military Service Leave Policy
You are entitled to job-protected leave if you are called to state active duty as a member of the Oklahoma National Guard. You may also take job-protected leave for state training, drills, or ceremonial duties. This includes job protection during military service and the right to return to your previous position or a comparable one with similar seniority, status, and pay upon completing your service.
Whenever possible, you are encouraged to provide advance notice of your service and communicate with Employer about documentation for leave or reinstatement.
Oklahoma Voting Leave Policy
Oklahoma employees are eligible for up to two hours of paid time off to vote on election day or during early voting period if they do not have at least three hours outside of regular working hours to vote. Application shall be made for the leave of absence at least three days prior to the intended day voting. Employer may specify the days and hours during which the employee may be absent.
Privacy
Oklahoma Social Media Privacy Policy
Generally, Employer is prohibited from accessing your personal social media accounts and will not discipline or terminate an employee for refusing to disclose their social media login information or for denying to provide access to their social media accounts.
Oklahoma Electronic Monitoring Policy
Employee should be advised that all telephone conversations or transmissions, electronic mail or transmissions, or internet access or usage by an employee by any electronic device or system, including but not limited to the use of a computer, telephone, wire, radio or electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical systems may be subject to monitoring.
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Federal Employee Handbook Policies
Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for Oklahoma should contain the following federal policies.
- Anti-Harassment Policy
- Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
- Anti-Retaliation Policy
- Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
- Reasonable Accommodation Policy
Handbook Policy Best Practices
In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.
- Prohibited Conduct Policy
- Violations Reporting Policy
- Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
- Weapons Policy
- Disciplinary Action Policy
- At-Will Employment
- Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Policy




