By Mark Scott
Albany, NY – Workers Compensation costs in New York will drop by more than 20 percent in the coming year.
Governor Eliot Spitzer announced Wednesday the decrease stems from reforms to the state's Workers Compensation law approved earlier this year. Spitzer says the drop in premiums will save New York businesses $1 billion.
The workers compensation reforms increase weekly benefits by 75 percent but lower costs by limiting benefit duration. It was projected that initial savings would be in ten to 15 percent range. So, yesterday's news that costs would drop by 20 percent came as a surprise.
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