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Report Link Smoking Bans Spreading Like Wildfire.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - May 29, 2007 For the first time in our nation’s history, more than half of all Americans live in a city or state with laws requiring that workplaces, restaurants or bars be smoke free, according to the advocacy group Americans For Nonsmokers’ Rights (ANR). In fact, in the past year alone, nine states have passed new laws restricting smoking in public places. Report Link It’s Time to Clear the Air (of Second-Hand Smoke, That Is).Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. - September 15, 2006 Smokers took another hit recently with the Surgeon General’s report that there is no risk-free level of exposure to second-hand smoke. The report advocates completely smoke-free buildings and public places. Even before this report, employers were addressing the concerns of second-hand smoke. Separate smoking and non-smoking work areas existed, as did designated smoking areas in or adjacent to the workplace. Some employers installed separate air handling systems for smoking areas. The Surgeon General’s report, however, declared these efforts ineffectual. Report Link Penalizing Applicants and Employees For Smoking: A Potential Smoking Gun?Littler Mendelson, P.C. - July 06, 2006 Faced with skyrocketing annual increases in health care and workers' compensation premiums, employers are looking for ways to manage the health and health care costs of the workforce. Employers have increasingly focused on employee lifestyle choices in an attempt to control these costs. One area where employers have focused their inquiry is on smoking and use of other tobacco products by employees. Many employers have implemented wellness programs to encourage non-smoking. Some employers have gone so far to make hiring decisions based on smoking/non-smoking status. Report Link Two New Studies Look at Mothers -- and Smokers -- in the Workplace (Registration Required).Knowledge@Wharton (Reg Required) - July 15, 2005 Many parents love to brag about their children. Some even note their children's existence on their resumes. Perhaps they shouldn't. According to research presented by two Cornell University sociologists at a recent Wharton conference, mothers suffer when competing for jobs against similarly qualified fathers and childless men and women. Additional research discussed at the conference -- organized by Wharton's Center for Human Resources -- offered interesting observations on another workplace group: smokers. Scholars from Columbia University and Barnard College conclude that smokers are paid less on average than other workers because they may be less willing to invest time and effort in career advancement than nonsmoking colleagues.
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