Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Oklahoma Labor Chief: ‘F’ Grade for Safety Inaccurate
Jul 7 2017 // Oklahoma’s labor commissioner says the workplace safety grade of “F” that a national advocacy group gave the state inaccurately and unfairly depicts the state’s safety programs. The Oklahoman...
Republican Lawmaker Mulready to Run for Oklahoma Insurance Post
Jul 6 2017 // A Republican state legislator from Tulsa has filed candidacy paperwork indicating he plans to run for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner in 2018. State Rep. Glen Mulready filed a Statement of Organization form over the...
Oklahoma AG Sues Prescription Opioid Drug Manufacturers
Jul 6 2017 // Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has joined the ranks of state attorneys general who have sued manufacturers of opioid pain medication, alleging that deceptive marketing campaigns by the drug makers have fueled the...
Farmers Insurance to Pay $100K in 2015 Oklahoma State Homecoming Crash
Jul 5 2017 // An insurance provider whose imprisoned client drove into a crowd at Oklahoma State University’s 2015 homecoming parade will provide $100,000 to the victims. A judge is expected to decide how the money will be divided...
New Report: Oklahoma’s Rural Roads, Bridges Among Nation’s Worst
Jul 5 2017 // Oklahoma’s rural roads and bridges are among the worst in the nation, according to a new report from a national transportation group. TRIP researchers said 16 percent of Oklahoma’s rural bridges are...
Oklahoma’s Tulsa County to Pay Ex-Deputy $138K in Wrongful Termination Suit
Jun 26 2017 // Tulsa County has agreed to pay nearly $138,000 to a former sheriff’s deputy to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit that claimed he and others were ousted in fallout from the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man...
12 States Call Out California’s ‘Affront to Sound Insurance Regulation’
Jun 22 2017 // It’s difficult to decide whether Dave Jones is underdog prize fighter Rocky Balboa or reigning champ Apollo Creed. He’s the insurance commissioner of the most populated state in the nation and that makes him a...
Oklahoma AG Threatens California Commissioner on Insurer Fossil Fuel Rules
Jun 20 2017 // Oklahoma’s attorney general has sent a letter to California’s insurance commissioner threatening legal action if that state continues with its policy of requiring insurance companies to publicly disclose...
Arkansas Insurance Regulators OK Allied World, Vantapro Specialty Acquisition
Jun 19 2017 // The Arkansas Insurance Department has approved the acquisition of two domestic affiliated companies, Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance (AWSLIC) and Vantapro Specialty Insurance Co., by Swiss and Canadian...
Harbor Gets California Department of Workers’ Comp OK for Telemedicine
Jun 16 2017 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Harbor Health Systems it is one of the first companies to receive approval from the California Department of Workers’ Compensation to offer telemedicine through its medical provider...
Families of 7 Children Killed in Oklahoma Tornado Settle with School System
Jun 14 2017 // A suburban Oklahoma City school system and its insurer have agreed to pay about $14,000 to each of the families of seven children who died four years ago when their school was destroyed by a tornado. The deal, announced by...
Companies Seek Dismissal of Oklahoma Tribe’s Prescription-Drug Suit
Jun 12 2017 // Walmart and other major corporations are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by the Cherokee Nation, which argues that the companies have not done enough to stop prescription opioid abuse. The...
Oklahoma Company to Pay $106K in Federal Disability Discrimination Case
Jun 12 2017 // A Claremore, Okla.-based manufacturer of sucker rods and accessories for the oil and gas industry will pay $106,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal...
One More Oklahoma County Gets Post-Storm Disaster Aid
Jun 9 2017 // Federal disaster assistance is now available for some businesses and homeowners in Oklahoma’s Beckham County who had property losses as a result of severe weather last month. Gov. Mary Fallin said that the U.S. Small...
Oklahoma Court Affirms Employer’s Right to Choose Provider
Jun 5 2017 // An Oklahoma civil appeals court ruled in favor of an employer and its insurer by upholding an order by the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission affirming an employer’s right to direct the medical treatment...
Research Group Says Oklahoma’s Deteriorated Roads, Bridges Cost Motorists $5B
Jun 5 2017 // A national transportation research group says deteriorated and congested roads and bridges in Oklahoma cost the state’s motorists $5 billion a year in higher vehicle costs, crashes and congestion-related delays, the...
Oklahoma Oil and Gas Worker Safety Alliance Renewed
Jun 5 2017 // U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mid Continent Exploration and Production Safety Network have renewed an alliance to promote safety at oil and gas operations in...
NFP Acquires Oklahoma’s Bigbie, Hensley & Janway Insurance
May 30 2017 // Insurance broker and consultant NFP has acquired Oklahoma City-based Bigbie, Hensley & Janway Insurance Agency Inc.(BHJ). The transaction closed on May 1, 2017. BHJ provides benefits products and services with an...
OSHA, Mid Continent Recommit to Oklahoma Oil and Gas Worker Safety Alliance
May 26 2017 // U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mid Continent Exploration and Production Safety Network have renewed an alliance to promote safety at oil and gas operations in...
Federal Disaster Assistance Granted for 2 Oklahoma Counties
May 25 2017 // Two Oklahoma counties may now receive disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a result of the severe weather that occurred April 28 through May 2, the governor’s office reported. The...
