Employers are free to ban all smoking in the workplace, even if state law allows it. In other words, there is no law that protects your right to smoke at work. However, employers have less freedom to regulate off-duty smoking by employees. Several states have laws prohibiting discrimination against smokers.

After environmental tobacco smoke was identified as a health hazard in the mid-1980s, workplace smoking restrictions became more prevalent. By 1993, nearly 82% of indoor workers faced some restrictions on workplace smoking and 47% worked in 100% smoke-free environments. Checkout: Workplace Smoking Laws | Nolo

I think it's wrong

Interesting topic, read all the comments. U-Haul just the latest company to go this route. It is true one of the reasons has to do with health insurance, and not just the cost of the premiums but the medical cost attributed to smoking and not just cancer either. Also even paying for short term disability, sick days and so on. But as a former management person, I am going to share another angle about smoking, and no I have never smoked. The complaints supervisors and managers receive ongoing about the amount of smoke breaks smokers take in a day/week is staggering. And yes the facts will back it up most smokers do take more breaks than non-smokers. I reminded my non-smokers if they had time to watch those who smoked they needed more work. But on my teams, I knew who smoked, and they made up that time daily. So, in the end, all did work the same hours. But this is an issue that has been around for a very long time. And many companies, literally have made it that employees cannot smoke on company grounds, unless in their own car. Side note, employees can and do get fired if suspected of being drunk or drinking on the job. As in employees that literally put vodka in the coffee thermos. Because they generally start making lots of mistakes.

My years of experience n my ability to consumed knowledge of the position with proper training

I hear ya!! I had a call today for a job that I am more than qualified for and was informed that if nicotine showed in my drug screening I would not get the job? My question is this. When did tobacco become a drug and cause one not to get a job? Isn't that a form of discrimination?

Totally crazy!!!! Don't let them drink after work, that's unhealthy also.

I think being a smoker is one's personal life. Maybe they shouldn't hire fat people, or drinkers. That would foster health awareness as well.

I don't think the original post is advertising a job opportunity Celia Yuvienco . The conversation is addressing more of a workplace concern.

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Your absolutely right Laura.