Survey: Employer Comp Costs Rise Over 20 Percent

NU Online News Service, Feb. 26, 1:31 p.m. EST? On average, workers' comp costs for employers increased by 20 percent during 2001, an insurance brokerage company study has found.

The numbers were reported by Mercer Human Resource Consulting and insurance broker Marsh Inc. in their "2002 Survey of Employers' Time-Off and Disability Programs."

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