workers compensation

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled it is unconstitutional for big companies such as Wal-Mart and Lowe's to opt out of state workers' compensation insurance in favor of writing their own plans.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday companies cannot opt-out of the 2013 workers’ compensation law.The court’s 7-2 decision says the opt-out act’s…

Oklahoma's highest court is preparing to decide one of the biggest workers’ compensation cases in years.The state Supreme Court could invalidate or uphold…

State regulators say opt-out plans don't include benefits required by state law. Also, the Department of Labor has begun looking at whether these plans in Oklahoma and Texas violate federal law.

Four stories that were trending or generated discussion online or on KGOU’s social media platforms during the past week.Sales Tax Proposal Would Help…

If you’re a state inmate and win cash in a lawsuit, the Department of Corrections has the right to pay debts on your behalf.But there’s a possible wrinkle…

Members of the House and Senate are calling on the Labor Department to help injured workers who are losing benefits. The members cite an NPR/ProPublica investigation.

Standing before a giant map in his Dallas office, Bill Minick doesn’t seem like anyone’s idea of a bomb thrower. But backed by some of the biggest names…

Because of a failure to write clear laws, Oklahoma leaders say, the state paid more than $90 million to insurance companies it shouldn’t have over the…

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has filed workers' compensation fraud charges in two separate cases.Pruitt's office announced the charges Tuesday…