High Court Clarifies Requirements for Bringing Bad-Faith Suit

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a worker could not proceed with her bad-faith claim against her employer based on its alleged failure to pay benefits due to her, without first obtaining a certification from the Workers' Compensation Court that the employer hadn't provided the employee with benefits previously ordered by that tribunal. Case: Stewart v. Mercy Health Center, No. 113237, 11/25/2014, published. Facts: Ladonna Stewart filed a complaint against her employer, the Mercy Health Center, alleging it had acted in bad faith in refusing to provide benefits previously ordered ...