Oklahoma Statute 40-160.4 bars Tulsa and every other Oklahoma city from setting a private-sector minimum wage. The state floor matches the federal $7.25 per hour. Tulsa can only regulate its own contractor wages.
Oklahoma adopted Title 40 Section 160.4 in 2014, expressly preempting any city or county from adopting a minimum wage, paid leave, or vacation-benefit ordinance covering private employers. The state minimum wage tracks the federal $7.25 per hour. Tipped workers can earn $2.13 plus tips if total compensation reaches the minimum. Any Tulsa effort to raise wages citywide would be void. Tulsa's living-wage Ordinance 22023 only covers city contractors, which falls outside the preemption. Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Oklahoma Department of Labor handle enforcement.
Tulsa cannot enact a higher private-sector minimum wage. Employers paying below $7.25 per hour, or below $2.13 base for tipped workers without making up tips, face state and federal back-pay claims.
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