Some employers move to ban smokers

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USA Today: Workplaces Ban Not Only Smoking, But Smokers Themselves
As bans on smoking sweep the USA, an increasing number of employers -; primarily hospitals -; are also imposing bans on smokers. They won't hire applicants whose urine tests positive for nicotine use, whether cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or even patches (Koch, 1/5).


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