Oklahoma Senate Gives Unanimous Approval To Workers’ Comp Reform

The full Senate has given unanimous approval to legislation reforming Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system. State Senators Anthony Sykes and Patrick Anderson authored Senate Bill 878. Sykes presented the measure to the full Senate on Wednesday and said it was the result of several months of intensive work representing all entities with a stake in the system. “There are two main goals we sought to accomplish,” said Sykes, R-Moore. “We needed to reduce costs to businesses while protecting the rights of injured workers. We’ve achieved both with this legislation.”