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Old 12-13-2005, 08:24 AM
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Company To Workers: Light Up And You're Fired

MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- Quit smoking, or you're fired.

That's what Scotts Miracle-Gro is telling its employees. If they don't quit smoking by October, they'll lose their jobs.

The lawn and garden company is trying to keep health insurance costs down by promoting healthy lifestyles for its employees.

Its chairman and chief executive, James Hagedorn, said the company shouldn't have to shoulder health risks for employees who smoke. It pays for 75 percent of employees' health insurance.

The Ohio-based company has 6,000 employees. It said it can fire smokers legally in 21 states.

Workers who smoke can get free counseling, nicotine patches and classes on quitting.

A spokesman said the company hasn't yet decided how it will enforce the smoking ban.
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Old 12-13-2005, 08:34 AM
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Old 12-13-2005, 09:15 AM
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Give me something that works and I have no problem with a no smoker policy other than it would only be a matter of time before a new target arises. My guess would be obesity sine I heard the other day that it is quickly catching smoking as the number one health risk.
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Old 12-13-2005, 09:47 AM
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Hmmmmmm get skinny or your fired.............. interesting.
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Give me something that works and I have no problem with a no smoker policy other than it would only be a matter of time before a new target arises. My guess would be obesity sine I heard the other day that it is quickly catching smoking as the number one health risk.
I agree. What's next monitor our sex life for fear of STD's and aids, or how about our diet to reduce the risk of heart attack, or forced to go to a gym to assure physical fittness.
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It’s called “Conditions of Employment” and what’s next will be whatever some ambitious junior executive can build a business case for by throwing together some numbers to show a cost savings in hopes of getting a bonus.
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I like the beans the counters I can do without.
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It isn’t about anyone’s health, it’s about the bottom line. One of the largest reasons for lost time on the job is maternity leaves. If employers could get away with discriminating against women of childbearing age, they would in a heartbeat.
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