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Thursday, November 05, 2009
Be Careful About Hiring Obese People
Yesterday's edition of the Kansas City Star includes an article titled "Obesity becomes a workers’ comp complication". It describes situations in which workers were injured had weight loss surgery paid for by worker's comp.
One of the examples in the article states:
"...the Oregon Supreme Court said an employer must pay for surgery for an employee who suffered a workplace knee injury — not for knee replacement but for a weight-loss procedure. Decisions like those are causing employment law attorneys and human resource consultants to send an alert..."
Read the entire article here.
One of the examples in the article states:
"...the Oregon Supreme Court said an employer must pay for surgery for an employee who suffered a workplace knee injury — not for knee replacement but for a weight-loss procedure. Decisions like those are causing employment law attorneys and human resource consultants to send an alert..."
Read the entire article here.
Labels: hazard prevention, Industrial Health, Workers' Comp
posted by Steve Hudgik |
Workplace Safety Post 1 Comments |
1 Comments:
That is crazy!! It puts employers in a bad situation yes - but to discriminate against people...are we going back in time?
I'm not overweight - and not offended in the least - but this is a slippery slope indeed for both sides of the fence. It's pure BS to make workers comp pay for that type of surgery! http://www.personalsecurityplan.com/
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