GOP Labor Commissioner Hopeful Questions CompSource Sale

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau Chiefbillkidd@texas.netThe Republican candidate for the Oklahoma state labor commissioner's office warns that efforts by the GOP-controlled Legislature to privatize CompSource Oklahoma could bring “unintended consequences” on workers’ compensation insurance rates and hurt small businesses.Oklahoma City labor attorney Jason Reese said Monday in a statement that the proposal to sell or convert CompSource into a policyholder-owned mutual insurer could push workers’ compensation insurance rates higher. Reese's law practice represents sma...