The comments show that the Oklahoma State Department of Health employees are not aware of their rights and very wary of their employer retaliation. An employer cannot retaliate against you for exercising your rights under Oklahoma Whistleblower Act §74-840-2.5. Exercise your rights before the eligibility window is closed.

What is retaliation?
Retaliation occurs when an employer (through a manager, supervisor, or administrator) fires an employee or takes any other type of adverse action against an employee for engaging in protected activity.

An adverse action is an action which would dissuade a reasonable employee from raising a concern about a possible violation or engaging in other related protected activity. Retaliation can have a negative impact on overall employee morale.

Here is the address to the ACT which can be find in Oklahoma.gov.

https://www.opers.ok.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Whistleblower-Act-Dec-2016.pdf