Workers who are obese or overweight are more likely to go on short-term disability leave, according to a study detailed in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The study, ...

Employers tried the carrot, then a small stick. Now they are turning to bigger cudgels. For years they encouraged workers to improve their health and productivity with free screenings, discounted gym ...

Obese and overweight workers are more likely to incur high costs related to workers' compensation claims for major injuries, reports a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental ...

Lose the pounds or lose your wages -- possibly even your job. Reliant Energy employees say that is the gist of a May memo to employees who use equipment with weight limitations like ladders and cherry ...

Employers say obesity is a top health concern for their workers. But health is a sensitive and personal issue. Some employees say these wellness initiatives can go too far. For several years, Ryan Tax ...

Workplace absenteeism related to poor employee health costs the U.S. economy $84 billion each year in lost productivity, but physicians are least likely to miss work, according to Gallup poll results.

Nearly 3 out of 4 Americans are overweight (32%) or have obesity (40%). For years, both have been diagnosed using body mass ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Full-time U.S. workers who have chronic health troubles or are overweight cost more than $153 billion in lost productivity each year from absenteeism, according to a ...

The fight against workplace discrimination directed at overweight and obese people is gaining sway with a new report that says while employers may view their larger workers as lazy, antisocial and ...

A new study from researchers at LinkedIn suggests workers who are overweight get paid less than their slimmer counterparts. The findings are part of a survey involving 4,000 workers in the United ...