OK SB642

General contractors may enter written agreements to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage to subcontractors and their employees, with the general contractor treated as the employer for workers' compensation purposes under such agreements

General contractors can deduct actual insurance premiums from payments owed to subcontractors when providing coverage, and subcontractors' legal remedies against the general contractor are limited to workers' compensation claims

Independent contractors without employees working for oil or gas well operators are not automatically entitled to coverage under the general contractor's policy and must enter a separate agreement to receive coverage

Maximum weekly compensation for permanent partial disability increases from $360 to $375 per week effective July 1, 2025

Declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage and approval (passed May 21, 2025)