This actually happened, and it's pretty chilling from an employer's perspective.
A pizza shop owner in Indiana hired a cook weighing 380 pounds because, for starters, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against the morbidly obese.
All goes well for a while...until the chef gets knocked in the spine by a refrigerator door and requires surgery. The owner's workers' comp insurer agrees to cover the surgery, but the doctors advise weight-loss surgery before the spinal work. Worker's comp insurer refuses to pay, so worker sues employer and worker wins. Employer appeals and employer loses.
Bottom line: Employer is out $20,000 for doing the guy a favor, and now he may be losing his business as well.
Read it all here.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
No Health Insurance=5 Years Jail and $250K Fine
If Pelosicare, which passed a midnight vote this past Saturday, becomes the law of the land, failure to carry an approved health care plan could land you in jail for five years and get you socked with a $250,000 fine.
There's also a misdemeanor violation good for one year behind bars and a $25K fine, but you get the picture. At the very least, when you submit your income tax return each year, if you don't include proof of insurance, you'll be taxed at least at 2.5 percent of income as a fine. Become a scofflaw, and the slammer awaits.
On top of that, a qualified plan is priced merely at $15,000 (and up) for a family of four under Pelosicare.
Good deal, huh?
READ MORE HERE
There's also a misdemeanor violation good for one year behind bars and a $25K fine, but you get the picture. At the very least, when you submit your income tax return each year, if you don't include proof of insurance, you'll be taxed at least at 2.5 percent of income as a fine. Become a scofflaw, and the slammer awaits.
On top of that, a qualified plan is priced merely at $15,000 (and up) for a family of four under Pelosicare.
Good deal, huh?
READ MORE HERE
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