On 2006-03-20, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) penned:

William Hamblen wrote:

An employer can hire just about whomever he pleases. If he wants
only nonsmokers he has the power to do so. Laws prevent unfair
discrimination on the basis of race or sex and some other things,
but smoking isn't one of them.

However, invading an employee's personal life IS! (Although with
our current president it becomes less so.) An employer has a right
to impose a "no smoking" rule on his premises, and perhaps to hire
only non-smokers. However, he has no right to "police" their homes
to insure they comply outside of working hours!

What about drug tests? (Which I also don't approve of, but many
companies do it.)

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

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