Originally posted by TravelingFool:
Booze is legal too, but companies don't allow it in the workplace, and they don't allow employees to take regular breaks to drink up. I wonder if they could get away with a "no cigarettes, cigars, or pipes in the workplace" policy?
The discrimination against smokers is not about smoking on the job or taking breaks to smoke.
Some employers are moving toward hiring only non-smokers. Meaning anyone who smokes at home and on their own time cannot be hired. There was even a major lawsuit regarding this issue. The employer required a medical exam and blood test to determine new hires were non-smokers.
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