Starting next year, the employees at Michelin North America will have to pay, up to $1,000, if they have a waistline that exceeds their criteria (35 inches for women and 40 inches for men) or even high blood pressure. Other companies in the country are adopting the same philosophy demanding that employees share personal-health information, such as body-mass index, weight and blood-sugar level, or face higher premiums or deductibles.

They are doing this because having incentives to be healthy just isn't working. Several companies are seeing participation in wellness programs increase dramatically when penalities are imposed such as $100/month if you don't participate.

What do you think? Is this discrimination or is it a positive step?