Secretive group, Oklahoma Works, opposes workers comp changes
By NOLAN CLAY NewsOK.com on Apr 14, 2013, at 1:56 AM Updated on 4/14/13 at 5:24 AM
Roy Carter, who lost his hands to electrocution at work, is pictured on the website for Oklahoma Works.
OKLAHOMA CITY - A secretive group is spending thousands of dollars on political ads calling for the defeat of legislation that would dramatically change the workers compensation system in Oklahoma, records show.
The group, Oklahoma Works, does not have to disclose its financial backers because of a loophole in the law.
"If they are engaged only in issue advocacy, then there's no requirement that they register or report with us," said Lee Slater, the new executive director of the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
The Oklahoman was able to identify one financial backer of the group as Brandon Burton, an Oklahoma City attorney who represents injured workers at the comp court and is paid from their awards.
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