Weight loss surgery is not typically eligible for coverage under worker’s compensation. But the Oregon Supreme Court recently ruled that the state’s worker’s comp plan must pay for one resident’s weight loss surgery — nine years after his operation.

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Lap-Band surgery is not the type of procedure one might expect to be covered by worker’s compensation. But, an Indiana pizza shop is being forced to pay for a worker’s weight loss surgery in addition to his back surgery after he was injured on the job. The ruling raises the question of whether companies will start to shy away from hiring obese employees. Read the full story