ALBANY, NY - In a guest editorial published in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Neil Gilberg, the advocate for business, New York State Workers' Compensation Board, Albany, says there's a misperception about New York's workers' comp premium costs, when, in fact, New York ranks 19th among 50 states. According to Gilberg, "[t]he state is working to slash those costs and ensure workers have the protections they deserve, while cracking down on businesses that flout the law and cut into the profits of legitimate employers."  He mentions the Board's enforcement program where 2,700 businesses were recently given stop-work orders because of their failure to carry workers' compensation insurance, as well as the Board's fight against businesses that misclassify employees as independent contractors.