Oklahoma Waiting for Guidance on Workers’ Comp Opt Out Transition October 19, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones There seems to be more questions than answers as to what happens next in the wake of the Oklahoma Supreme...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Workers’ Comp Opt-Out Unconstitutional September 14, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones The Oklahoma Supreme Court handed a major setback to proponents of workers’ compensation alternatives on Sept. 13, ruling that the...
Opposing Sides File Briefs in Challenge to Oklahoma’s Work Comp Opt-Out August 30, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones The constitutionality of Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation alternative, the Oklahoma Option, which was established in the 2013 overhaul of the state’s...
Business-Backed Group Pushes for Workers’ Comp Opt-Out in Illinois August 8, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones An Illinois think tank has issued a report expressing support for a workers’ compensation opt-out system, stating that it would...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner: Department Can Fund Itself March 17, 2016 Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has requested that the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) no longer receive appropriated funds from...