When two of Oklahoma City’s most prominent employers decide their future lies somewhere else, policymakers should pay attention.
Devon Energy and Expand Energy didn’t choose to move their headquarters to Texas by accident. They made a business decision based on what they believe best supports their long-term success. But their exits should finally end the popular myth that weakening worker protections somehow keeps companies rooted in Oklahoma and attracts economic growth.
For more than a decade, lawmakers have been told that cutting workers’ compensation benefits, limiting access to the courts and rewriting the rules in favor of insurance companies would make our state business-friendly, and everyone would benefit…