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Smoke free Workplace: Workplace Wellness

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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• Franczek Radelet P.C | Fifth Circuit Limits Use of Fluctuating Workweek (August 10, 2017)

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• Jackson Lewis P.C. | Oral Argument on Overtime Rule Appeal Scheduled for October 2nd (August 06, 2017)

• Littler Mendelson, P.C. | WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage and Overtime Updates (July Edition) (August 01, 2017)

• Jackson Lewis P.C. | Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2017 (August 13, 2017)

• Jackson Lewis P.C. | City of Chicago Not Liable for Police Officers’ After-Hours Smartphone Use, Seventh Circuit Affirms (August 08, 2017)

• Jackson Lewis P.C. | Florida | New Florida Law Aims to Put Brakes on ADA Barrier-to-Access Lawsuits (August 07, 2017)

• Ogletree Deakins | Massachusetts | Massachusetts Enacts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (July 31, 2017)

• Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP | California | Employers Lawfully May Prohibit Employees From Earning Vacation During Their First Year of Employment (August 10, 2017)

• Jackson Lewis P.C. | Massachusetts | Do Employers Have to Accommodate Pregnant Employees? (August 02, 2017)

• Fisher Phillips | California | Hot List – What’s Happening in the California Legislature 3/13-3/17 (March 10, 2017)

• Littler Mendelson, P.C. | New York | New York Issues Final Paid Family Leave Law Regulations (August 10, 2017)

• FordHarrison LLP | New Jersey | New Jersey Expands Protection for United States Armed Forces Members and Veterans under New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (August 14, 2017)

• Jackson Lewis P.C. | Washington | Washington Joins Growing List of States with Laws Protecting Biometric Information (August 07, 2017)

• Ogletree Deakins | California | California Employers Face New Notice Requirement for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Time Off (August 09, 2017)

• Jackson Lewis P.C. | Oregon | Oregon Becomes First State in Nation to Enact Scheduling Legislation (August 10, 2017)

• Eighth Circuit | EEOC v. M.G. Oil Company

• Second Circuit | Mirmina v. Genpact, LLC

• Seventh Circuit | Hollins v. Regency Corporation, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 15076 (7th Cir. Aug. 14, 2017).

• Fifth Circuit | Convergys Corp., v. NLRB

• Ninth Circuit | Robins v. Spokeo, Inc.

• Second Circuit | Noffsinger v. SSC Niantic Operating Company LLC, d/b/a Bride Brook Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

• Seventh Circuit | Groshek v Time Warner Cable, Inc.

• D.C. Circuit | Attias v. CareFirst, Inc., Case No. 16-7108

• Second Circuit | Noffsinger v. SSC Niantic Operating Co., LLC, d/b/a Bride Brook Health & Rehab. Ctr., No. 3:16-cv-01938 (D. Conn. Aug. 8, 2017)

• Fifth Circuit | Hills v. Entergy Operations, Inc. (5th Cir., Case No. 16-30924, Aug. 4, 2017)