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LETTER: No smoking 

Jump to full article: Concord (NH) Monitor, 2009-03-09
Author: STEPHEN BUCKLEY

Intro:

I have a modest proposal for our legislators to consider that will enable small businesses to reduce health insurance costs: Repeal RSA 275:37-a, which prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to abstain from smoking as a condition of employment. What better way to help small businesses to control health care costs than by permitting them to legally refuse to hire smokers?

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