A new report from the National Academy of Social Insurance found that the number of workers covered by workers’ compensation dropped by 4.4 percent in 2009. That’s the biggest decline in two decades. Employer costs for benefits fell by 7.6 percent to $73.9 billion, which is due to the overall decline in jobs.
The main reason for this drop is the decline in employment, according to officials. “As one might expect, when the Great Recession hit, employers paid less in workers’ compensation costs because there were fewer workers to cover,” said John F. Burton, Jr., chair of the panel that oversees the report. “Although
So it’s Friday afternoon. It’s raining outside. There’s nothing in the diary to keep you excited. Every other shop window is spraying fake snow all over the place. You’re dreaming of far away lands. You’re dreaming of pistes glowing white under a fresh dump of snow. You’re dreaming of schnapps and good times. Why not? But where to first?