Yesterday the latest version of HB 2205 was filed amidst reports that it is “clean-up legislation”. Actually, its yet another attempt to strip Oklahoma workers of benefits, assuring that our workers are compensated for injuries at the lowest rate in the nation while a...

March 6, 2015

Minimum Wage Increase:  Thank You to Representative Dunnington

Special appreciation goes out to Representative Jason Dunnington and to Rep. Kevin Matthews and Rep. Brian Renegar, for their efforts to stand together with Oklahoma’s working fa...

When SB 1062 mandated duplicate workers’ compensation systems in Oklahoma it was inevitable that the money the state spends would dramatically increase.  In Fiscal Year 2013 the state appropriated about $4.3 million in general revenue to operate the system.  This year...

February 27, 2015

Attempts to Defend the “Oklahoma Option” Offer Incomparable Comic Relief

Ever since we heard the first explanation and defense of the “opt-out” workers’ compensation concept included in SB 1062 we have been very impressed with the comical attempts a...

February 5, 2015

2015 State of the State Address Re-Imagined

This week Governor Mary Fallin delivered her fifth State of the State Address touting the achievements of her administration during her first four years as Governor.  Not surprisingly, she re...

This memorandum addresses the oft repeated, and utterly false, claim that the new workers’ compensation law enacted in 2014 is somehow better for workers due to changes in accessibility to the adjudication system. We fear these claims are made to disguise the disaster...

The Importance of Being Honest

The news today that Mississippi Representative John Hines is sponsoring a bill to address that state’s woefully low workers’ compensation benefits is yet another reminder of the egregious cut in workers benefits our own legislature ma...