Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system News

Two Oklahoma lawmakers and a firefighters’ organization are challenging the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s new workers’ compensation law. A lawsuit challenging the new statute was filed with the Oklahoma Supreme Court by Sen. Harry Coates, R-Seminole, Rep. Emily Virgin, D-Norman, and …

House Speaker T.W. Shannon says a Senate bill to overhaul Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system could undergo changes in the House. The Senate voted 34-12 for the Republican-backed bill on Feb. 27, mostly along party lines, although two Republicans opposed it. …