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Article: Oklahoma lawmaker warns of threat to labor regulator authority
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- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- June 20, 2005
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Oklahoma businesses may be put in legal jeopardy as an unintended
consequence of a law that goes into effect July 1, state Sen. Patrick
Anderson said Friday.
Anderson, R-Enid, has asked that the Oklahoma Legislature
reconvene during the last week in June in order to change part of the
workers compensation bill lawmakers passed just two weeks ago.
Senate Bill 1X, signed by Gov. Brad Henry on June 6, contains a
provision that would eliminate the authority of the Oklahoma
Department of Labor to issue certificates of non-coverage to contract
workers who are not required to be covered under the business's
insurance policy. The measure was intended to curb fraudulent use of
the certificates for ...