Alcohol, Drugs, Violence and Obesity in the Workplace
» Alcohol, Drugs, Violence and Obesity in the Workplace, Volume 4, Issue 3, 2004
If respondent's business experienced at least one workers' compensation or disability claim in the last three years.
12a. How many of those claims were related to an employee’s substantial excess weight or weight-related condition?
| Response | Small employers with disability claim | All small employing businesses/Small employers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | 91 | 98 | |
| 2 | One or more | 10 | 2 | |
| 3 | DK/Refuse | 0 | 0 | |
| Total (%) | 101 | 100 | ||
| N | 306 | 753 | ||
Notes: Ten (10) percent of small employers who experienced at least one workers' compensation or disability claim over the last three years attribute one or more claims to employees being substantially-overweight or a weight-related condition (Q#12a). Two percent of small employers have experienced one or more workers' compensation claims attributed to an employee(s) being substantially-overweight or a weight-related condition (Q#12a).
