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===2020: [https://filtermag.org/u-haul-nicotine-policy/ U-Haul’s Hateful Policy of Barring Nicotine Users From Employment]=== | ===2020: [https://filtermag.org/u-haul-nicotine-policy/ U-Haul’s Hateful Policy of Barring Nicotine Users From Employment]=== | ||
*At the turn of the year, U-Haul announced that starting in February, they will “decline job applicants who are nicotine users” in the 21 states* where it’s legal to do so. And it doesn’t matter if the nicotine comes from a cigarette, a patch, gum or a vape. | *At the turn of the year, U-Haul announced that starting in February, they will “decline job applicants who are nicotine users” in the 21 states* where it’s legal to do so. And it doesn’t matter if the nicotine comes from a cigarette, a patch, gum or a vape. | ||
===2013: [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1303632 Conflicts and Compromises in Not Hiring Smokers]=== | |||
*"These policies engender controversy, and we recognize that they risk creating or perpetuating injustices. One set of concerns arises from the fact that tobacco use is more concentrated in groups with lower socioeconomic status. Hospitals do better than most institutions at creating employment and advancement opportunities for disadvantaged populations. So even though most members of lower socioeconomic groups do not use tobacco, and even though anti-tobacco hiring policies are not intended to reduce jobs for these populations, they are likely to do so inadvertently, at least somewhat." | |||
===2011: [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/us/11smoking.html Hospitals Shift Smoking Bans to Smoker Ban]=== | ===2011: [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/us/11smoking.html Hospitals Shift Smoking Bans to Smoker Ban]=== | ||
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