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[North Carolina] Tatum v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al.: real implications for ERISA’s “hypothetical prudent fiduciary” standard
On February 25, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina issued an opinion and final judgment ruling in favor of defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (“RJR”) in a nationwide class action asserting breach of fiduciary dut
Apr 8, 2013
Lexology (uk)
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Apr 10, 2013 14:02
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Warning: Smoking Is Hazardous to Your Employment
In all, about four out of 10 employers reward or penalize employees based on tobacco use. But hiring bans, which are legal in 21 states, are gaining traction, with about 4% adopting the policy and an additional 2% planning to do so next year, according t
Apr 6, 2013
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
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Apr 7, 2013 00:57
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[Canada] ‘We drink. We swear. We don’t f—ing smoke’: Firm’s ban on hiring smokers leaves people asking ‘Who’s next?’
At Momentous Corp., they don’t track vacation or sick days. Staffers can bring their dogs in to the office. The Ottawa Internet firm takes pride in being different, as evidenced by its website, where you will find, in large letters: “We drink. We swear.
Apr 5, 2013
National Post (ca)
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Apr 8, 2013 10:55
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[California] EDITORIAL: Blowing smoke on workplace health
It's one thing to ask people to bear more of the cost of their preventable illness by paying higher premiums, but to deprive them of the chance at a livelihood because they engage in perfectly legal behavior is outrageous. By all means, outlaw smoking in
Apr 4, 2013
Los Angeles Times
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Apr 4, 2013 14:59
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Smoking Cessation and the Workplace: Briefing 1—Profile of Tobacco Smokers in Canada
This first in a series of three briefings focuses on smoking in the workplace. It discusses why employers have a role in an integrated approach to smoking cessation programs.
Apr 1, 2013
The Conference Board of Canada (ca)
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Apr 17, 2013 07:18
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[Canada] I’m pregnant and my bosses won’t stop smoking on the job
I understand your fear of losing your job and the possibility of never working in your industry again should you raise a complaint, but frankly, you have no choice. You have to stop this for the baby’s sake and that means today, not tomorrow.
Apr 1, 2013
Globe and Mail (ca)
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Apr 1, 2013 09:03
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Dr. Kate Scannell: Should employers be allowed to ban smokers from jobs?
In the end, denying a job to a smoker is making a molehill out of a mountain of troubling concerns involving tobacco commerce and regulation. And providing a smoker with employment that requires her to spend eight-hour days in a tobacco-free workplace ma
Mar 29, 2013
Contra Costa (CA) Times
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Apr 1, 2013 09:55
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Hiring Bans on Smokers Still Controversial
Healthcare facilities that won't hire smokers may produce better health outcomes overall, but do they challenge medicine's basic tenet to care for all individuals? That was the quandary posed by two opposing Perspective articles online in the New Englan
Mar 28, 2013
MedPage Today
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Mar 29, 2013 10:43
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HAMBLIN: Smokers Still Potentially Employable
Companies in 21 U.S. states can and do categorically refuse to hire people who smoke tobacco. Leading bioethicists today agreed with a majority of Americans that this is unethical.
Mar 28, 2013
The Atlantic Monthly
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Mar 28, 2013 16:39
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[California, Ohio] Do companies that refuse to hire smokers help them or harm them?
Two essays in the New England Journal of Medicine debate whether this trend is ultimately good or bad for smokers
Mar 28, 2013
Los Angeles Times
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Mar 28, 2013 12:44