Workers’ compensation hike would cost local businesses $17.5 million

The following article was published in the Orlando Business Journal on September 8, 2011:

Workers’ comp hike would cost local businesses $17.5 million

By Abraham Aboraya

Central Florida businesses are bracing for a second year of increases to workers’ compensation insurance rates that would cost local businesses $17.5 million more in premiums, according to an Orlando Business Journal analysis.

It’s a move that worries some businesses due to the potential financial impact during an already tough economic climate.

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