Oklahoma Cases, Statutes and Rules

Arising/Course - Work Connection 1. Arising Out of Employment 2. In the Course of Employment 3. Larson's Work Connection Injuries Excluded 1. Intentional Injury 2. Failure to Use Safety Device 3. Voluntary Intoxication 4. Horseplay Accidental Personal Injury 1. Date of Injury 2. Causation and Major Cause 3. Aggravation Injury 4. Occupational Disease 5. Intervening Cause 6. Injuries by Body Part Subject Matter Jurisdiction 1. General Restrictions 2. Tribal Sovereignty Employment Status 1. The Employment Contract 2. Place of Hiring 3. Independent Contractors 4. Undocumented Workers 5. Loaned Servant Doctrine Exclusive Remedy 1. Scope of Exclusive Remedy 2. Exceptions 2.1. Excluded Employments 2.2. Uninsured Employers 2.3. Willful Acts of Employer 2.4. Substantial Certainty Test 2.5. Insurance Bad Faith

Benefits 1. Personal Injury 1.1. Medical Treatment 1.2. Rate of Compensation 1.3. Temporary Compensation 1.4. Permanent Disability 1.4.1. Scheduled Members 1.4.2. The AMA Guides 1.4.3. Crumby Findings 1.4.4. Hernia 1.4.5. Soft Tissue 1.4.6. Disfigurement 1.5. Permanent Total Disability 1.6. Vocational Rehabilitation 1.7. Multiple Injury Trust Fund 1.8. Collateral Source Rule 2. Death and Dependency 2.1. Common Law Marriage Insurance 1. Subject Matter Jurisdiction 2. General Requirements 3. Secondary Liability 4. Estoppel Procedural Law and Court Rules 1. Statutory Construction 2. Limitation of Actions 3. Presumptions and Proof 4. Evidence and Trial Procedure 5. Medical Evidence 6. Reopening Awards 7. Appeals 8. Settlements 9. Penalty, Interest, Attorney Fees