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Study: Fat Workers Cost Employers More
Cawley noted that BMI does not distinguish muscle from fat and can equate a buff body builder to a couch potato. Although BMI, a measure of height and weight, is used in most obesity research, Cawley's research has found that blacks are particularly likely to be misclassified as obese by BMI.
New York employment attorney Richard Corenthal cautioned employers not to overreact with discriminatory policies.
  Overweight workers cost their bosses more in injury claims than their lean colleagues, suggests a study that found the heaviest employees had twice the rate of workers' compensation claims as their fit co-workers. (AP GRAPHIC) (AP) In Depth
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"Employers need to be careful not to view this study as a green light to treat obese or overweight workers differently," Corenthal said.
The study, appearing in Monday's Archives of Internal Medicine, got funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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