I think they should use the American with Disabilities act defense. You see Scott's is discriminating against a person with a disability. How is this a disability, well you see the Government has deemed Nicotine a drug and classifies it as addictive. Now we have drug addicts collecting disability checks because of their addictions. So because this guy is addicted to Nicotine he should be fired. Wrong, under the Americans with Disabilities Act they aren't suppose to discriminate against people with disabilities, making the company in the wrong.
Now another little foot note that just throws out the private company thing. If I owned a company and it were private, if I were a smoker under the current laws I would not be able to smoke in my own private office. How is this right, its my company and I should able to set the rules. What people don't realize that we need to draw a line about how government will dictate our lives. First they tell us how to raise our kids, so now we have a large group of disrespectful kids, that only care about themselves and not anyone else and thinks the world owes them. Then they go after the smokers, now they are going after trans fats. Enough is enough I don't smoke but I am for the guy and hope he wins a mint. Its all about a stand, the company can stop him from smoking on company time, but he should be free to do as he wishes with his own personal time.
Well enough Said
Bear :-)
Agreed. But this action by Scotts is not government intervention, while any court action to stop it would be.