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[Minnesota] Is a "no smokers" hiring policy unethical?
Minnesota is one of 29 states that makes it illegal to refuse to hire someone because they smoke. The American Lung Association opposes this law and takes the position that it elevates "smokers to a protected class."
Apr 18, 2013
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)
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Apr 18, 2013 17:03
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HARDY: Smoke or smokescreen, public or private, legal or illegal?: Pam Hardy
Do we believe it has no effect on other people if we hurt our own bodies this way? And finally, sad but true, most of us are “addicted” to ourselves, meaning that our own convenience, emotions and priorities always come first. At work, it’s impossible
Apr 18, 2013
Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer
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Apr 18, 2013 16:58
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[South Dakota] Reynolds Helps Adams Thermal Go 'Smoke-Free'
is coming to Adams Thermal Systems on Wednesday, April 17th to speak to employees about the dangers of smoking. Adams Thermal will become a 100% smoke-free campus on July 1st. Mr. Reynolds will offer motivation to smoking employees to quit as well as disc
Apr 16, 2013
KELO 1320 AM / 107.9 FM (Sioux Falls, SD)
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Apr 16, 2013 16:15
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[Florida] Holy e-smokes! Some businesses allow vaping cigarettes in workplace
With the growing trend of electronic cigarettes, a few Southwest Florida businesses are allowing vaping in the workplace. Safety Harbour Insurance Inc., which serves Lee and Collier counties, allows its employees to e-puff away at work. “We absolutely l
Apr 14, 2013
Naples (FL) Daily News
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Apr 14, 2013 13:24
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[Canada] Smokers most common in construction, mining, oil and gas: Report
according to a Conference Board of Canada report. By occupation, 28 per cent of trades, transport and equipment operators smoked in 2011. Processing, manufacturing and utilities occupations had an employee smoking rate of 24 per cent, while 23 per cent o
Apr 12, 2013
Canadian HR Reporter (ca)
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Apr 12, 2013 13:40
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[Wisconsin] KITTLE: Is smoking a pre-existing condition? Walker's plan, Obamacare could feel the burn
But one could make the case that a state wellness proposal tucked inside the Republican governor’s mammoth budget proposal shares a key commonality with President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Walker recommends assessing state empl
Apr 11, 2013
Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity)
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Apr 12, 2013 13:03
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[South Carolina] Bryant smoking bill snuffed out
State Sen. Kevin Bryant’s effort to give employers the right to refuse to hire and even to fire smokers was snuffed out Wednesday. A Senate subcommittee that is led by Bryant voted to delay taking any action on his bill, effectively killing it.
Apr 11, 2013
Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail
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Apr 11, 2013 12:53
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[South Carolina] Proposal would allow SC employers decline to hire smokers
Does South Carolina have any laws governing smoking? Yes. The state bans employers from making hiring decisions based on whether a prospective employee smokes. But the S.C. Hospital Association wants the Legislature to repeal that law, allowing employers
Apr 10, 2013
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
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Apr 10, 2013 13:39
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[South Carolina] Proposal would allow SC employers decline to hire smokers
Apr 9, 2013
Columbia (SC) State
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Apr 10, 2013 15:04
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[South Carolina] Senate bill would let employers light up smokers' private lives
Sen. Kevin Bryant of Anderson wants people to know he is not targeting smokers. But a bill of his being considered this week in a Senate subcommittee would allow businesses to take personnel action against workers who use tobacco away from the workplace.
Apr 9, 2013
Greenville (SC) News
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Apr 10, 2013 14:58