Employers can dramatically reduce their workers' comp costs by avoiding seven key mistakes, according to a workers' comp expert who provides free advice on the Internet.

Rebecca Shafer, an attorney and risk consultant specializing in cost containment, is president of Amaxx Risk Solutions Inc., in Mansfield Center, Conn. She offers her counsel with the practical insights of other top experts online at www.reduceyourworkerscomp.com.

The site makes the following statements about seven mistakes that drive up costs 20-to-50 percent:

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