Obesity Increases Workers' Compensation Costs
As you might expect, as soon as this study from Duke was published the tort lawyers started warning about law suits if obese people are treated differently. With the cost of health care limiting the capability of employers to care for their workers it is necessary to put road blocks in the way of obesity. Obesity, despite claims about genetic links, is still a choice for most people, who fail to change their diet and exercise patterns. Why shouldn't insurance coverers charge more for those who put themselves at greatest risk? Why not cost sharing between employers and their employees? Has responsibility vanished in the U.S.?