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=Nicotine - Smoking=

==2016: [https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/not-hiring-smokers-discriminatory-say-groups/SvJZLRuZwx7wJfWv6Ag82O/ Not hiring smokers is discriminatory, say groups]==

*Smokers’ rights groups and civil liberties advocates say the trend toward not hiring smokers in Ohio is discriminatory and could lead to bans against hiring others at risk of missing work.

*“While I applaud the idea of a drug-free workplace, a ban on tobacco redefines the concept,” Dyer said.

=Nicotine - Snus / Smokeless Tobacco=

=Nicotine - ENDS / Vaping=

=Healthism - A New Form of Discrimination?=

==2014: [https://ilr.law.uiowa.edu/print/volume-99-issue-2/healthism-and-the-law-of-employment-discrimination/ Healthism and the Law of Employment Discrimination]==

*What if employers could use personal (legal) choices related to our wellness to make decisions regarding whether to hire us? Recently, employers around the country attempted to do just that.

*Nicotine

*Body mass index (“BMI”)—a medical heuristic—uses a person’s height and weight to approximate their amount of body fat.

*Legal lifestyle choices

*Off duty alcohol

*Cholesterol

*Blood Pressure

*Insurance premiums

==[https://www.aclu.org/other/lifestyle-discrimination-workplace-your-right-privacy-under-attack Lifestyle Discrimination in the Workplace: Your Right to Privacy Under Attack ]==

*Private employers are using the power of the paycheck to tell their employees what they can and cannot do in the privacy of their own homes.

*Virtually every lifestyle choice we make has some health-related consequence. Where do we draw the line as to what an employer can regulate? Should an employer be able to forbid an employee from going skiing? or riding a bicycle? or sunbathing on a Saturday afternoon? All of these activities entail a health risk.

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 =Nicotine - Smoking=
+==2016: [https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/not-hiring-smokers-discriminatory-say-groups/SvJZLRuZwx7wJfWv6Ag82O/ Not hiring smokers is discriminatory, say groups]==
+*Smokers’ rights groups and civil liberties advocates say the trend toward not hiring smokers in Ohio is discriminatory and could lead to bans against hiring others at risk of missing work.
+*“While I applaud the idea of a drug-free workplace, a ban on tobacco redefines the concept,” Dyer said.
 =Nicotine - Snus / Smokeless Tobacco=
 =Nicotine - ENDS / Vaping=
+=Healthism - A New Form of Discrimination?=
+==2014:  [https://ilr.law.uiowa.edu/print/volume-99-issue-2/healthism-and-the-law-of-employment-discrimination/ Healthism and the Law of Employment Discrimination]==
+*What if employers could use personal (legal) choices related to our wellness to make decisions regarding whether to hire us? Recently, employers around the country attempted to do just that.
+*Nicotine
+*Body mass index (“BMI”)—a medical heuristic—uses a person’s height and weight to approximate their amount of body fat.
+*Legal lifestyle choices
+*Off duty alcohol
+*Cholesterol
+*Blood Pressure
+*Insurance premiums
+==[https://www.aclu.org/other/lifestyle-discrimination-workplace-your-right-privacy-under-attack Lifestyle Discrimination in the Workplace: Your Right to Privacy Under Attack ]==
+*Private employers are using the power of the paycheck to tell their employees what they can and cannot do in the privacy of their own homes.
+*Virtually every lifestyle choice we make has some health-related consequence. Where do we draw the line as to what an employer can regulate? Should an employer be able to forbid an employee from going skiing? or riding a bicycle? or sunbathing on a Saturday afternoon? All of these activities entail a health risk.
+[[Category:Media - Movies, Videos, Vlogs, Blogs, OpEds, News, etc.]]