SUMMARY OF COURT CHALLENGES – Cases and Issues Resolved Part-III
19. Bober v Oklahoma State University, 2016 OK 78 Challenge: The constitutionality of 85A O.S. § 2(13)(c) which denies coverage for injuries that occur in parking lots or common areas ADJACENT to the employer’s business. Decision: In Bober, Justice Gurich, writing for a 6-3 majority, rejected the parking lot exception because 2(13)(c) exempts from coverage injuries…
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TO TITLE 85A, THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT Cases and Issues Pending in the Supreme Court, Workers’ Compensation Commission, or District Court: 1. Young v. Station 27, Inc. Supreme Court No. 113,334 Challenge: Application for Original Jurisdiction to determine constitutionality of 85A O.S. § 7 which gives Commission authority to hear retaliatory discharge or discrimination…
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