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employers' costs of lost productivity due to obesity-related absenteeism |
A 50 state study shows D.C. had the highest costs and South Dakota had the lowest costs
By Roger Rabb, J.D., Special Correspondent for the LexisNexis Workers' Compensation eNewsletter
Although the annual costs of providing healthcare to Americans for conditions associated with obesity has been estimated at well over $100 billion ($147 billion in 2008), less information has been gathered about the cost to employers of lost work days attributable to overweight and obese employees. In order to provide more working data about the true economic costs of obesity in America, a new study, "State-Level Estimates of Obesity-Attributable Costs of Absenteeism," has been published in the November 2014 issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. As noted in this study, the importance of this issue for the American economy in a global marketplace is evident, as "[r]educed productivity of public and private employees could lead to higher production costs and a less competitive workplace."...read more. |
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LARSON'S SPOTLIGHT ON RECENT CASES |
Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., our Feature National Columnist, is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers' compensation.
New York: Causal Connection Between Rare Cancer and Employment Chemical Established. A deceased employee's ureteral cancer was causally connected to his employment exposure to a chemical, orthotoluidine....read more.
Illinois: Where Trier of Fact Believes Employer's Non-Pretextual Reason for Discharge, Employee Fails to Carry His or Her Burden of Proof. In a retaliatory discharge action, the burden of proof is on the discharged employee to show that the employment was terminated and that...read more.
Nebraska: High Court Holds Incarceration Does Not Disqualify Injured Worker From Disability Benefits. In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Nebraska held that absent a specific statute requiring a contrary ruling, where a workers' compensation claimant has proved a loss...read more.
Pennsylvania: Claimant Fails to Show Psychic Injury Resulted From Abnormal Conditions. In Pennsylvania, a claimant seeking benefits for a psychic injury must meet a higher standard for causation by proving that...read more. |
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