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Smoked Out
January 30, 2005 ( politics )
Now, I don't smoke cigarretes. I don't like the smell of 'em, either. I'm very happy that it's increasingly common for restaurants to be totally smoke-free. But Weyco has gone over the line, banning employees from smoking... at home. I'm a big proponent of responsible adults doing whatever they want within a responsible framework.
Of course, it's an effort to reduce their health care expenditures. Maybe the smokers-rights people can get together with the socialized healthcare people!
Four workers in the United States have lost their jobs after refusing to take a test to see if they were smokers.They were employees of Michigan-based healthcare firm Weyco, which introduced a policy banning its staff from smoking - even away from the workplace.
The firm says the ban is to keep health costs down and has helped 14 staff to stop smoking, but opponents say the move is a violation of workers' rights.
Posted by griffjon at January 30, 2005 09:49 PM
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