Alabama (state) workers to pay for extra pounds

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Alabama workers to pay for extra pounds
Next year, the state will add a $25 insurance fee for being overweight
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updated 19 minutes ago
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama, pushed to third in national obesity rankings by deep-fried Southern favorites, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat.

The state has given its 37,527 employees a year to start getting fit — or they’ll pay $25 a month for insurance that otherwise is free.

Alabama will be the first state to charge overweight state workers who don’t work on slimming down, while a handful of other states reward employees who adopt healthy behaviors.