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  • Whose Life is it Anyway

    10/31/2005 6:21:07 AM PST · by Ace of Spades · 41 replies · 1,207+ views
    CBS News ^ | 10/30/2005 | Morley Safer
    More and more that cigarette, or drink at home, that political candidate you supported, even your eating habits, are coming under the scrutiny of your boss. If he doesn’t approve, it might even cost you your job, which is what happened to two Michigan women, Anita Epolito and Cara Stiffler. Anita and Cara were considered model employees at Weyco, an insurance consulting firm outside of Lansing, Mich., both having worked at the company for years. The women sat side-by-side, sharing workloads – and after work – sharing the occasional cigarette. But at a company benefits meeting two years ago, the...
  • Weyco fires 4 employees for refusing smoking test

    01/24/2005 12:38:46 PM PST · by Dan from Michigan · 441 replies · 11,219+ views
    AP ^ | 1-24-05
    Weyco fires 4 employees for refusing smoking test 1/24/2005, 2:50 p.m. ET The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Four employees of Okemos-based health benefits administrator Weyco Inc. have been fired for refusing to take a test that would determine whether they smoke cigarettes. The company instituted a policy on Jan. 1 that makes it a firing offense to smoke — even if done after business hours or at home, the Lansing State Journal reported Monday. Weyco founder Howard Weyers said previously that he instituted the tough anti-smoking rule to shield his company from high health care costs. "I don't...