Employers are starting to impose insurance surcharges on workers who refuse to get vaccinated, similar to how many charge employees who smoke a higher premium to cover the higher medical costs they may incur.
"Employers are saying, just like with tobacco surcharges, 'If you take the risk of becoming seriously ill which is going to cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars...you're going to share in some of that'' cost, says Johnny C. Taylor Jr, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management.
Employers are starting to impose insurance surcharges on workers who refuse to get vaccinated, similar to how many charge employees who smoke a higher
premium to cover the higher medical costs they may incur.
"Employers are saying, just like with tobacco surcharges, 'If you take the
risk of becoming seriously ill which is going to cost us hundreds of
thousands of dollars...you're going to share in some of that'' cost, says
Johnny C. Taylor Jr, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource
Management.