First they tried nudging. Now companies are penalizing workers who have high health risks such as obesity and high blood pressure or cholesterol as insurance costs climb. The businesses are deducting from employees' paychecks, adding insurance surcharges or offering insurance discounts or rebates only to low-risk workers. And the practice is expected to grow now that some federal rules have been finalized, spelling out what's allowed by law. Some say companies are intruding in workers' private lives.
September 11, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
First they tried nudging. Now companies are penalizing workers who have high health risks such as obesity and high blood pressure or cholesterol as insurance costs climb.
Lee Morrison, 51, doesn’t mind the push, which came in the form of added insurance charges from his employer, Western & Southern Financial Group, which is headquartered in Cincinatti.
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