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To: NEPA
I don't smoke and I don't agree with the policy but it is a private company, not government, and they should be able to hire and fire anyone they want to within reason.

So, if your company creates a policy that blacks are not welcome in your company, you will be ok with that too? How about people who eat too much? Do they have a urine test for chocolate consumption too? The last time I checked, both cigarettes and chocolate are legal products?

Unbelievable!!!!!!

86 posted on 11/29/2006 5:05:21 PM PST by ErieGeno
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To: ErieGeno

Heaven help you if you get caught with a contraband twinkie in your lunch box !


87 posted on 11/29/2006 5:06:59 PM PST by traditional1
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To: ErieGeno
So, if your company creates a policy that blacks are not welcome in your company, you will be ok with that too?

Different thing entirely. Race is protected under the Civil Rights Act of (IIRC) 1967. Discriminating based on race is suicidal from a legal standpoint and a public relations standpoint.

How about people who eat too much? Do they have a urine test for chocolate consumption too? The last time I checked, both cigarettes and chocolate are legal products?

That's my call as an employer. If you don't like it, find another job or start your own company. Also, airlines and the entertainment industry have the legal right to discriminate based on weight and body mass. A 400lb person can't navigate the narrow aisle of an airplane, and the same person wouldn't look good in a bikini on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Those things fall under the BFOQ (bona fide occupational qualification) statutes.

91 posted on 11/29/2006 5:11:51 PM PST by highimpact
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