Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Oklahoma AG: Workers’ Comp Commission Broke Open Meeting Act
Aug 7 2014 // The commission that oversees Oklahoma’s system for compensating injured workers repeatedly violated the state’s Open Meeting Act, including when its members met privately with a potential vendor, an assistant...
Uber, Lyft Given OK to Operate in Virginia
Aug 7 2014 // Virginia is allowing ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft to operate under a temporary agreement between the companies and the state, officials said Wednesday. The move follows letters from state officials in June telling...
OSHA: Safety Violations Continue at Oklahoma Oil Refinery
Aug 6 2014 // U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Oklahoma oil refinery with five repeat and three serious violations for continuing to expose workers to unsafe conditions. As a...
More Problems at Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission
Aug 4 2014 // Members of a new state agency charged with overseeing Oklahoma’s system for compensating injured workers may have to vote again on several issues because of possible violations of a law requiring certain state...
Rebates, Referrals and Rewards in Texas – What’s OK and What’s Not?
Aug 4 2014 // What are the rules governing insurance agents in Texas on rebates, referrals and rewards, and why do they matter? For starters, at a minimum, agents could lose their license for violating rules regarding such activities....
Insurer Says OK to Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against Hawaii Driver
Aug 4 2014 // A $1.1 million settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of a 26-year-old pedestrian. The settlement came in a civil lawsuit against Robert Wayne Yount, 83, and the civil case will be...
Copper Wire Thieves Hit Oklahoma City, Knock Out Street Lights
Jul 31 2014 // Oklahoma City police say they’re investigating the largest copper wire heist that’s ever happened in the city. Drivers were left in the dark after thieves cut down copper wires from traffic signals and light...
Northern Oklahoma Hit with 4.3 Magnitude Quake
Jul 30 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 struck northern Oklahoma on Monday night. The USGS reports the quake with an epicenter about 15 miles west-southwest of Medford hit around...
Texas Man to Pay $42.1K Restitution for Home Repair Fraud in Oklahoma
Jul 22 2014 // After a four-year pursuit, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office says it has secured $42,158 in restitution from a Texas man for Oklahoma victims of home repair fraud. The office said that Randy Leroy Madewell of...
Insurer Says OK to Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against Hawaii Driver
Jul 21 2014 // A $1.1 million settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of a 26-year-old pedestrian. The settlement came in a civil lawsuit against Robert Wayne Yount, 83, and the civil case will be...
Rebates, Referrals and Rewards in Texas – What’s OK and What’s Not?
Jul 21 2014 // What are the rules governing insurance agents in Texas on rebates, referrals and rewards, and why do they matter? For starters, at a minimum, an agent could lose their license for violating rules regarding such activities....
Study Shows How Wastewater Injections Cause Oklahoma Quakes
Jul 21 2014 // A new study explains how just four wells forcing massive amounts of drilling wastewater into the ground are probably shaking up Oklahoma. Those wells seem to have triggered more than 100 small-to-medium earthquakes in the...
Minor Damage Reported after 2 Oklahoma Earthquakes
Jul 16 2014 // Minor damage has been reported after back-to-back earthquakes hit an Oklahoma City suburb early on July 15. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.8 magnitude earthquake hit 3 miles north-northeast of Harrah shortly after 2...
Oklahoma Governor Challenged on Workers’ Comp System Changes
Jul 16 2014 // Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Dorman criticized Republican Gov. Mary Fallin for changes to Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system that Dorman said are blocking injured workers’ access to medical...
Over $2M for Recovered for Oklahoma Insurance Consumers So Far in 2014
Jul 16 2014 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced its Consumer Assistance Division has recovered $2,180,170 for Oklahoma consumers in the first half of 2014. Between Jan. 1 and June 30, the Consumer Assistance Division answered...
7 More Small Earthquakes Shake Central Oklahoma
Jul 15 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey on July 13 recorded seven small earthquakes shaking central Oklahoma in a span of about 14 hours. The temblors are part of an increase in earthquakes across Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas that some...
Oklahoma Once Again Rattled by Earthquake Swarm
Jul 14 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey says at least four earthquakes have rattled central Oklahoma, including a 4.3-magnitude temblor near Langston. The earthquake struck shortly after noon on July 12 about five miles southwest of...
16 Laid Off at Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission
Jul 11 2014 // Oklahoma’s Workers’ Compensation Commission has laid off 16 employees as the organization transitions from a court-based system to an administrative one. Commission Executive Director Rick Farmer confirmed the...
Study Shows How Wastewater Injections Are Causing Oklahoma Quakes
Jul 8 2014 // A new study explains how just four wells forcing massive amounts of drilling wastewater into the ground are probably shaking up Oklahoma. Those wells seem to have triggered more than 100 small-to-medium earthquakes in the...
Delays in Thousands of Oklahoma Worker Comp Cases From Court Move
Jul 7 2014 // Hearings for thousands of injured workers will be delayed this month while the state’s workers compensation system is split into two agencies – each with its own staff, offices and equipment. Scheduled hearings in...
