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Mass. Employee Sues Firm for Firing Him Because He Smoked

East News • December 4, 2006
A 30-year-old Massachusetts man who has smoked for more than a decade filed a lawsuit last week against The Scotts Co., alleging the lawn and garden company violated his privacy and civil rights ...

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Subject: RE: RE: Privacy At Work

Posted On: December 11, 2006, 10:51 am CST
Posted By: Retro Man
Comment:
John is right. Being overweight constitutes a health risk and drives up health insurance premiums. So does people with genetic predispositions for certain diseases, once these diseases manifest themselves. Wait until a company decides not to hire overweight people and starts screening people for genetic predipositions and refuses employment to them, all to save on Health Care costs. A viable business decision, No? Do we really want to open this Pandora's box?
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RE: Protected Class? Retro Man
Dec 11, 2006, 12:10 pm
Fired Smoker smoking employee
Dec 11, 2006, 11:48 am
Protected Class? Cut the Crap
Dec 11, 2006, 11:20 am
RE: RE: Privacy At Work Retro Man
Dec 11, 2006, 10:51 am
RE: Privacy At Work john
Dec 11, 2006, 10:15 am
RE: Scotts Flamable Chemicals - DUH!!! NO SMOKING AT WORK
Dec 5, 2006, 12:49 pm
Privacy At Work Compman
Dec 5, 2006, 11:14 am
Scotts Flamable Chemicals - DUH!!! Age Old
Dec 5, 2006, 10:51 am
RE: RE: How deep do you want your employer to dig? BJH
Dec 5, 2006, 8:02 am
Re: Fired Smoker Smoker with a Choice
Dec 5, 2006, 7:27 am
RE: RE: fired smoker Jim
Dec 4, 2006, 4:52 pm
RE: fired smoker KS
Dec 4, 2006, 3:31 pm
RE: fired smoker Sean
Dec 4, 2006, 3:11 pm
RE: fired smoker #2 KLS
Dec 4, 2006, 2:28 pm
fired smoker #2 bob
Dec 4, 2006, 2:03 pm
RE: RE: How deep do you want your employer to dig? KLS
Dec 4, 2006, 1:46 pm
RE: RE: How deep do you want your employer to dig? Compman
Dec 4, 2006, 1:37 pm
RE: How deep do you want your employer to dig? jay
Dec 4, 2006, 1:30 pm
RE: How deep do you want your employer to dig? WhoDat
Dec 4, 2006, 1:23 pm
How deep do you want your employer to dig? KLS
Dec 4, 2006, 1:18 pm
RE: RE: fired smoker WhoDat
Dec 4, 2006, 1:10 pm
RE: fired smoker Compman
Dec 4, 2006, 12:58 pm
fired smoker bob
Dec 4, 2006, 12:49 pm
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