Atlanta Work Comp 11 Times Greater than Others

Municipal workers' compensation woes are not isolated to Los Angeles, according to the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. The paper ran a story on 8/2 reporting that Atlanta's lost time rate for workers' compensation claims is 11 times greater than most other municipal governments, based on a report produced by Cooperative Personnel Services. According to the report, Atlanta paid out $12.5 million in workers' compensation claims last year, and that the city loses 11.3 workdays a year per employee compared to one for most other municipalities.Out of Atlanta's 7,500 employees, 1,329 were documen...