Post employment inquiries - Oklahoma

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

In Oklahoma, an employer/former employer may disclose to a prospective employer, upon request of the prospective employer with permission from the employee/former employee or upon request of the employee/former employee, information about employee/former employee job performance, unless he/she is not acting in good faith. An employer/former employer may be liable for disclosures not made in good faith. Lack of good faith may be shown if the employer/former employer discloses knowingly false information or disclosed information with malice or reckless disregard.

Upon request of a former employee, a public service corporation or contractor of such corporation working for Oklahoma must send a plain, signed, and stamped letter containing the nature of the job, the duration of employment, and the true cause of voluntary or involuntary discharge.

Blacklisting or publishing the name of a blacklisted employee in order to prevent the employee from obtaining or keeping employment is not allowed.

State

Contact

Oklahoma Department of Labor

Regulations

Oklahoma Statute 40-61, Disclosure of information by employer – presumption of good faith – immunity from liability

§40 171. Public service corporation to give letter to employee leaving service

Oklahoma Statute 40-172, Blacklisting

Federal

Contacts

None.

Regulations

None.