I was told that I could be terminated for being a smoker. Is that legal to fire someone who smokes?
Full Question:
I was told that I could be terminated for being a smoker. Is that legal to fire someone who smokes?
01/23/2017 |
Category: Smoking |
State: ALL |
#30877
Answer:
29 states and the District of Columbia prohibit discrimination based on legal activities outside the workplace, which includes smoking tobacco. The states that provide this protection to smokers include California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Reference:
http://www.workplacefairness.org/smoking-rights-workplace
