State Touts Workers' Compensation System as 'Model' for the Nation

AUSTIN, Texas — The chairman of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission said Monday that the state Supreme Court vindicated his agency when it ruled last week that the Oklahoma Option was unconstitutional. Robert Gilliland said that despite the court decision, he expects opt-out supporters to take another run at the Legislature when it reconvenes in February. He said he was surprised at how few — just 54 — companies chose to develop their own benefit plans in the two years since lawmakers passed the opt-out provision. “We fulfi...