A claimants' attorney who has filed constitutional challenges to Oklahoma's workers' compensation reform bill says a work-injury benefit plan approved by the state Insurance Department for the Dillard's department store chain fails to meet the exclusive remedy standards set by state statute.
Bob Burke, a long-time claimants’ attorney and vocal opponent of the “Oklahoma Option,” says that means employers who purchase alternative benefit plans could be liable in lawsuits filed against them by their employees. His analysis is here.
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