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"It’s a stretch, but not inconceivable, that smokers could seek protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act, said Pamela Parks, administrator for the Idaho Human Rights Commission. Some smokers could argue that they have an addiction to nicotine, a legal drug.
“We’ve never considered smoking as a disability, but if someone came forward with the right set of facts,” perhaps a case could be made, Parks said."
2. "The American Civil Liberties Union calls workplace policies that target workers’ off-duty habits “lifestyle discrimination,” allowing employers to act as the “health police.”
3. The number of comments below the story which object to this prospective policy. Yes, it's just one place in Idaho, but it does show that people are beginning to be concerned about how far the nanny-stater's will go.
The Idaho Human Rights Commission is an independent agency created by the Legislature to look out for the rights of Idaho's citizens. It is not a pro-smoking advocacy group.
Is the tide beginning to turn against the nanny-staters?
"It’s a stretch, but not inconceivable, that smokers could seek protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act, said Pamela Parks, administrator for the Idaho Human Rights Commission. Some smokers could argue that they have an addiction to nicotine, a legal drug.
“We’ve never considered smoking as a disability, but if someone came forward with the right set of facts,” perhaps a case could be made, Parks said."
2. "The American Civil Liberties Union calls workplace policies that target workers’ off-duty habits “lifestyle discrimination,” allowing employers to act as the “health police.”
3. The number of comments below the story which object to this prospective policy. Yes, it's just one place in Idaho, but it does show that people are beginning to be concerned about how far the nanny-stater's will go.
The Idaho Human Rights Commission is an independent agency created by the Legislature to look out for the rights of Idaho's citizens. It is not a pro-smoking advocacy group.
Is the tide beginning to turn against the nanny-staters?
What if I don't want to sit in a cubicle next to some bum whose clothes always reek like a ghetto bar on Saturday night?
I think in the case of the firefighting job it makes sense. Want your men and women to have high lung capacity because they're gonna be exposed to a lot of smoke on the job as it is, no need to make it worse.
But for some guy doing data entry for the county? I don't think it's gonna affect his performance, and before someone says "well he could end up getting very sick" yeah that could also happen if he eats his weight in McDonalds every day, are ya saying we should prohibit workers from eating fast food too?
I can almost agree with banning smoking while on the job, but what you do at home should be your own damn business.
I don't think that is right. I have no problem with companies or organizations incentivising healthy lifestyles, but just not hiring someone who's qualified because they smoke is a leap to far for me. I'm also an ex-smoker.
"It’s a stretch, but not inconceivable, that smokers could seek protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act, said Pamela Parks, administrator for the Idaho Human Rights Commission. Some smokers could argue that they have an addiction to nicotine, a legal drug.
...As part of the Creating Jobs for Unemployed Lawyers Act, no doubt.
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