Commentary: Employers, on average, spend $8,067 in benefits on obese workers — more than double the $3,830 they spend on healthy weight workers, according to a 2014 article in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
Diabetes accounts for $58 billion in indirect employer costs, the result of lost work days, restricted activity, mortality and disabilities. Related expenses, including unplanned employee absences, exceed 9% of total payroll costs, and every dollar spent on medical and pharmacy costs accounts for $2.30 in lost employee productivity.
