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Originally Posted by NORMAL550GIRL
If I read the article correctly, it's a private hospital, not government owned.
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Yes it is a private business, and there won't and shouldn't be any flak over it. However in my area and many others for instance smoking is banned by state law in public facilities whether or not they are publicly or privately owned.
Employers aren't allowed to prejudice hiring/firing someone based on race, religion, BMI, caloric intake, the clothes you wear, the color of your eyes, the number of days your exercise, the number of kids you have, if your pregnant, the size of your butt-tocks, etc.
Try firing Nurse Bertha because her ass is 10 times the size of a normal womens ass and obstructs the walkway....Try telling Big Bertha she can't come into your privately own establishment because her ass is too big.....Tell her she can't eat at the buffet because she will eat more than a normal person.
Based on current legal practices and interpretation....the smokers are no less victims and are being discriminated against. They are being ostracized, demonized and contemplating how soon it will be before they will loaded into John Holdrens cattle cars to rid society of their burden.
I think you should be able to hire/fire who you want, when you want and for whatever reason you want.....but that isn't PC.