To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
2 posted on
04/27/2008 10:34:46 AM PDT by
counterpunch
(John McCain for President - Because we need VICTORY in Iraq, not RETREAT)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
if you smoke, you should state so on your insurance form.
I'm sick of paying for fat fatties and smokers health problems.
If I take care my health, I shouldn't have to shell out more for those who think that being the size of a blimp or chain smoking is OK.
3 posted on
04/27/2008 10:36:34 AM PDT by
stravinskyrules
(Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's always by Villa-Lobos?)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
Not in the State of Colorado. We’ve got ourselves a nice little law that says no employer may fire a person for activites outside of work.
6 posted on
04/27/2008 10:44:58 AM PDT by
CodeToad
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
"all who had
falsely claimed they were non-smokers to get a $500 discount on their company health insurance"
I am just curious as to how many responders will agree with fraud. Around here, this is considered grand theft and is punishable as a felony.
7 posted on
04/27/2008 10:46:04 AM PDT by
An Old Man
("The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they suppress." Douglas)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
They stole money from their employer. They deserved to be fired.
11 posted on
04/27/2008 10:51:32 AM PDT by
Tamar1973
(Catch the Korean Wave, one Bae Yong Joon film at a time!)
To: All
Suspended without pay.
Got to love it! A lose-lose for them.
Whatever they saved by defrauding their employer will be moot because of lost wages, not to mention they'll now have to pay the smoker's rate. The employer should go back and also bill them for they difference of rates.
It is another example of stupid criminal tricks. At some point if they had medical issues cause by smoking....DUH!!
13 posted on
04/27/2008 10:58:53 AM PDT by
OnRightOnLeftCoast
(I'm Republican because I don't qualify for welfare)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
question...
how stooopid do you have to be to sign a paper saying you don't smoke, and then get caught smoking on company property???
17 posted on
04/27/2008 11:08:07 AM PDT by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast; All
obtaining $500 by fraud is fraud, period
no one said that they must quit smoking
they lied to get the $500 dollars
it’s about the lie, not the smoking
21 posted on
04/27/2008 11:16:33 AM PDT by
Wuli
(.)
To: AlaskaErik; papasmurf; Tamar1973
They were not fired. They were suspended without pay.
31 posted on
04/27/2008 11:34:55 AM PDT by
OnRightOnLeftCoast
(I'm Republican because I don't qualify for welfare)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
These idiots were smoking on the employer's premises and deservedly were fired. While I generally agree on the reasons for the firing, I fear the old slippery slope.
What I do on my off time and in my own home is none of my employer's business. Could my employer require me to refrain from eating fatty foods or drinking alcohol as these too are health risks? Could my employer prohibit me from engaging in certain hobby activities such as sky diving or automobile racing? There is precedent for employers doing unannounced drug screens looking for illicit drugs, but couldn't an employer just as easily look for employees who are taking anti-depressants or tranquilizers?
42 posted on
04/27/2008 12:17:27 PM PDT by
The Great RJ
("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
Headline should be changed to read:
Could You Be Fired for Committing Insurance Fraud?
44 posted on
04/27/2008 12:27:13 PM PDT by
trumandogz
("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
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