Workers' Comp Payments Increasing

The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) finds that workers' compensations payments for medical care and cash benefits for U.S. workers injured on the job is increasing. In its 13th report providing comprehensive data on workers' compensation cash and medical payments for the nation as well as each state, the District of Columbia and federal programs, NASI says that payments increased 4.4% to $57.6 billion in 2008.