Employer Must Pay for Gastric-by-Pass Under Workers Compensation

Employers are being asked to take on more or more burdens for employees who are injured on the job. Today I read the following AP Story regarding an employee who was hired weighing 340 lbs – he had a back injury and the employer is being asked to pay for gastric by pass surgery so he can have back surgery. Has the workers comp system gone too far?

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