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Originally Posted by justplugit
JD, correct me if I'm wrong, but i thought employers required their employees to smoke outside, not require them to quit?
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An employer can fire you for just about anything, as long as it is not directly related to you being in a protected class. In Massachusetts, if they fire you within 90 days of being hired, an employer can fire someone without having to worry about paying for Unemployment benefits.
Here's a story from 2006. Nothing has changed since then:
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news...91/detail.html
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If employees of the military are not allowed to smoke for health reasons, then people signing up for Govt. Health Care shouldn't be allowed either for the same reason.
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I completely agree. I don't care what people do in their private lives, until it affects my wallet or quality of life. Now, considering the long-term health care costs for smokers, people smoking in the military or any other government job is costing me money in increased health insurance costs for those people.
And I still believe soldiers smoking can become a possible risk due to respiratory issues.