The rising cost of healthcare is making it necessary for some bosses to insist that their employees lead healthier lifestyles. Smokers, not surprisingly, are often the targets, with some companies going as far as testing their workers for tobacco use. In addition, some employees are being told to shape up or pay up, including those who are overweight, avoid exercise, have high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
See "Can boss insist on healthy habits?", Randy Dotinga, The Christian Science Monitor, January 11, 2006