June 7, 2021
Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon (BSBD) based in Plano, Texas, has hired Matt Brost as executive vice president and Benefits Practice leader. Brost brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the employee benefits space …
May 14, 2021
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on May 7 signed into law legislation creating new penalties for workers’ compensation fraud. The legislative summary for House Bill 2236 states that anyone “failing to report to an employer, insurance carrier, or third-party administrator any …
April 14, 2021
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission is now accepting comments on the 2020 Medical Fee Schedule. In 2020, the WCC, guided by its external consultant, FAIR Health, conducted an evaluation and update to the Medical Fee Schedule pursuant to 85A O.S. …
June 14, 2019
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) reports that as a result of the passage of legislative revisions to 2013 workers’ compensation reforms, it is required to review and update the schedule of fees by which doctors who treat injured workers …
August 22, 2017
Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system seems to have benefited from reforms that were initiated in 2013, at least in terms of premium costs for businesses. By the end of 2016, employers in Oklahoma had seen a 30 percent reduction in workers’ …
October 19, 2016
There seems to be more questions than answers as to what happens next in the wake of the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s finding that the opt out portion of the state’s 2013 comprehensive workers’ compensation legislative overhaul is unconstitutional. That’s because …