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Could you be liable for employee weight problems? (Up Front).
Risk & Insurance
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April 1, 2002|
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Could that vending machine chock full of snacks become litigious fodder for an obese employee? When U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher reported that an estimated 300,000 Americans die each year from fat-related causes, rumblings of who's responsible began.
While many would argue that obesity is a personal responsibility, some think the food industry should be held liable. Some nutrition and legal experts point to fast food and vending machine contents for some of the blame.
John Banzhaf, professor at George Washington University Law School, Washington, ...
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CDC: obesity and diabetes still on the rise. (Outpatient Connection).
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The dangerous burden of obesity.
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The high costs of obesity.(Statestats)
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Excess spending: lack of physical activity, obesity and overweight workers cost the State's economy $21.7b in 2000, according to 2005 study.(reports of obesity)
Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal
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