Ken Luttrell, an Oklahoma State Rep., has filed an amendment to Senate Bill 1973 that would result in all worker’s compensation claims in the state being sent to district civil courts.

The amendment is expected to be considered in the House sometime this week and amounts to a complete overhaul of the entire state’s current worker’s compensation system.

“These are local claims involving local employers and local workers – so why should all those individuals have to travel to Oklahoma City or Tulsa to have a case heard?” said Luttrell. “I have faith in our local courts to handle these issues fairly.”

If the state legislature chooses to enact this amendment it will give Oklahoma its own unique worker’s compensation system.

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