Lawmakers Pass Bills on Compensable Injury Definition, COVID-19 Presumption

The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would revise the definition of a compensable injury to include accidents an employer was reasonably certain would occur as a result of its conduct. One day earlier, the state House of Representatives passed a bill that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for first responders. The Senate voted 36-9 to pass SB 324, by Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, which would amend the definition of what constitutes a compensable injury. Current law defines a compensable injury to mean damage or harm to a person’s body or ...