Supporters Say 'Opt-Out' Plan Will Return in 2013

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefSupporters of an “opt-out” plan that would provide Oklahoma employers with an alternative to the state’s workers’ compensation system have decided to take the issue back to lawmakers in 2013.Legislation to create the “Oklahoma Injury Benefit Option” failed this year when the House of Representatives refused to accept Senate amendments to the bill.But members of the Oklahoma Injury Benefit Coalition (OIBC) agreed on Wednesday to try again next year.The effort in Oklahoma attracted national attention, and likely will do so aga...