The Oklahoma Supreme Court said that as a result of lawmakers' decision to explicitly exclude injuries that occur in a parking lot from coverage under the state’s workers’ compensation system, a worker who was severely injured crossing a four-lane highway to get to work can proceed with civil lawsuit against his employer.
The state’s high court on Wednesday said in deciding Harwood v. Ardagh Group that workers’ compensation is not an exclusive remedy for injuries that are defined in law as not arising from employment.
“We agree that if there is an actionable...
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