Stitt Signs Major WC Revamp Into Law

Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed into law House Bill 2367, the wide-ranging workers' compensation reform act that stakeholders on both sides of the divide worked on all session. Most of the provisions of the bill took effect immediately and will finally correct multiple problems with the 2013 law that Oklahoma courts have held to be unconstitutional. The law, which went through a number of revisions and was ultimately seen as a compromise measure that all sides agreed on, will raise benefits overall by about 22%, lifting Oklahoma from the lowest-paying state to number 43, said claimant...