Post by Aisha Taylor The overall health of an employee can have a drastic impact on whether or not that employee sustains a work-related injury. Preexisting diabetes, obesity and mental illness can largely increase the lifetime cost of a claim resulting in increased indemnity and medical payouts for the insurers, increased insurance premiums for the… Continue Reading
The Impact of Diabetes & Other Obesity-Related Conditions on Workers’ Compensation Claims
Post by Aisha Taylor There is an obesity epidemic in this country. Obesity’s impact on the workplace is profound, with employer paid, obesity-related health care costs approaching $8 billion per year. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), obesity and associated health conditions, particularly diabetes, are responsible of the increase in employee health… Continue Reading
