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Oklahoma

    Region
    Oklahoma
    Required to Report
    No
    State Office
    Poison Control
    WPS Enforcement
    Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency

    Department of Agriculture and Forestry: https://ag.ok.gov/pesticides/

    Coverage for Farmworkers
    Required (with limitations)
    Limitations
    Employers must provide workers' compensation only if the employer had a gross annual payroll in the preceding calendar year of $100,000 or more in cash wages for agricultural and horticultural workers.
    Statute
    Okla. Stat. Ann. Tit. 85 § 311 (2) (2012)
    Coverage for Undocumented Workers
    Yes
    Case Law
    Lang v. Landeros, 918 P.2d 404, 406 (Okla. Civ. App. 1996) (holding that there is no provision in Workers' Compensation Act that precludes compensation for an employee who is an illegal alien).
    Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
    Undocumented workers are eligible for temporary total disability benefits. Cherokee Indus., Inc. v. Alvarez, 84 P.3d 798, 802 (Okla. Civ. App. 2003). Undocumented workers are also eligible for permanent partial disability benefits. Lang v. Landeros, 918 P.2d 404, 407 (Okla. Civ. App. 1996) (upholding award to undocumented worker that included permanent partial disability payments).