An Iowa man says he was fired after confronting a co-worker who was smoking in a company break room, in violation of the state’s Smokefree Air Act.
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Tags: harassment, racial discrimination, ratting out, retaliation, smoking
A 40-year employee was caught smoking in his office at a facility that had highly flammable materials on site. Now he’s sacked.
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Tags: fired, first offense, smoking
Now it appears employers’ war on unhealthy employee habits is extending from smoking to eating.
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Companies now have all sorts of different rules regarding smoking during the workday. Did you ever wonder what would happen if an employee broke one of those rules?
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Tags: fired, smoking, unemployment
More than half of all states now have some sort of workplace smoking ban. Just how far will HR have to go to enforce them?
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Depending on how long you’ve been in the working world, you’ve seen anti-smoking policies gradually become more stringent. But just when some employees thought these rules were as tough as they could get, another wrinkle comes along.
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