The impact of $30 million mismanaged by the Oklahoma State Health Department last year continues to impact the state government. This time, the Oklahoma Public Employees Association (OPEA) has announced its intention to sue the Health Department on behalf of the employees who were laid off because of the missing money which was later found. An audit discovered the money had been switched between different accounts and emergency funding from the Legislature and the reduction in force was not warranted. Oklahoma’s News 4 reports OPEA’s suit is on behalf of 161 employees laid off during the height of the internal turmoil last year.
You can read the Oklahoma’s News 4 story here.
