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Smoke free Workplace: Workplace Wellness

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Adopting a Smoke-free Workplace

Tobacco-free workplaces can enhance productivity in two ways: by reducing the effects of secondhand smoke (SHS) on nonsmokers and by reducing excess smoking-related absenteeism among smokers who are motivated to quit as a result of the tobacco-free policy.

Action Steps:

1. Assess the current situation so you know where your company stands

2. Support for Employees that Smoke

3. Decide on a new policy and develop a plan to implement it

4. Make the Transition Smooth and the Policy Work

5. Announce and Manage the Policy

6. Sample Smoke free Workplace Policy

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• Jackson Lewis P.C. | A $6M Misunderstanding? Pennsylvania Jury Finds Age and National Origin Discrimination (January 31, 2019)

• Nexsen Pruet | Binding Nonsignatories to Arbitration Agreements (December 28, 2018)

• Nexsen Pruet | 5 Tips to Help Employers Avoid Workplace Romance Mishaps (February 06, 2019)

• Franczek Radelet P.C | Recent Developments in Affordable Care Act Compliance: Employer Obligations for 2018 and Beyond (February 04, 2019)

• Jackson Lewis P.C. | What Did She Say? Dispute Over Content of Voicemails Requires Jury Trial on FMLA Claims (February 13, 2019)

• XpertHR | Google Fined $57 Million for Data Privacy Violations (February 06, 2019)

• Littler Mendelson, P.C. | WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (January Edition) (February 01, 2019)

• Goldberg Segalla LLP | Increased Department of Labor Penalties for Labor Violations (February 11, 2019)

• Littler Mendelson, P.C. | California | What Does California's New Sexual Harassment Training Requirements Mean for Staffing Firms? (February 12, 2019)

• Fisher Phillips | California | California Court Ushers In Sweeping Changes For Scheduling Policies (February 07, 2019)

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• Jackson Lewis P.C. | California | California’s Reporting Time Pay Applies to Telephone Calls to Confirm Scheduled Shifts (February 11, 2019)

• Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP | Massachusetts | Update: Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (February 06, 2019)

• Jackson Lewis P.C. | New York | New York Legislative Update — 2019 Starts With a Roar (February 04, 2019)

• Fisher Phillips | Florida | Florida Supreme Court Strikes Down Miami Beach Minimum Wage (February 05, 2019)

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• XpertHR | Washington | Employers Liable for Employee's Sexual Harassment of Member of Public, Washington High Court Finds (February 08, 2019)

• XpertHR | California | New 2019 California Employment Laws Creating Compliance Challenges (February 15, 2019)

• Fourth Circuit | Parker v. Reema Consulting Services, Inc.

• Second Circuit | Velarde v. GW GJ, Inc., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 3536 (2d Cir. Feb. 5, 2019)

• Ninth Circuit | EEOC v. Global Horizons, Inc.

• California | Ward v. Tilly’s Inc., 2019 Cal. App. LEXIS 95 (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 4, 2019)

• Third Circuit | Bedoya v. American Eagle Express Inc.

• Illinois | Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment

• Ninth Circuit | Bernstein et al. v. Virgin America Inc., No. 3:15-cv-02277 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 16, 2019)

• Indiana | Q.D.-A, Inc. v. Indiana Dep’t of Workforce Dev., No. 19S-EX-43 (Jan. 23, 2019)

• Third Circuit | Middlebrooks v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., No. 2:17-cv-00412 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 19, 2018)

• Iowa | Sellers v. CRST Expedited, Inc., No. C15-117-LTS (N.D. Iowa Jan. 15, 2019)