Oklahoma lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would increase the cap on permanent partial disability benefits by a little more than 4% and allow general contractors to provide comp coverage to subcontractors.
Senate Bill 642 would increase the maximum PPD benefit to $375 from $360 on July 1.
The bill would also allow a general contractor to enter a written agreement to provide workers’ compensation coverage to a subcontractor and its employees. If a subcontractor does not have employees, the subcontractor itself would be treated as an employee of the contractor under the state&rsquo...
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