Managing Human Resources, Eight Edition

 You Manage It! 2: Ethics/Social Responsibility Should Employers Penalize Employees Who Do Not Adopt Healthy Habits?

In an effort to motivate workers to kick unhealthy habits, U.S. companies are hitting them where it hurts—their wallets. Employers who provide health insurance often use financial incentives such as contributions toward health insurance premiums to encourage workers to participate in wellness programs, such as smoking cessation or nutrition improvement courses. Now some companies are penalizing employees who are overweight, smoke, or have high cholesterol, for example, and do not participate in supplementary wellness programs. ...