Another recent article on how it can cost you to be over weight...employers are working to scrutinize their portion of of employer supplied health insurance...BD
Dont fat people have it bad enough? Now they face the risk of losing money at work if they dont shape up. Thanks to new federal regulations that went on the books this summer, companies are allowed to charge unhealthy, aka overweight, employees more money for their health care premiums than their skinny counterparts. Im not kidding, folks. Its time to put away the Twinkies and Big Macs. Your boss really wants less of you, and since wellness programs and free pedometers didnt get you dropping those pounds, some employers now think its time to hit you below the belt -- in your wallet, that is.
He even got a call from a business owner wondering if he could drop health coverage for an employee whose body mass index was too high.
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