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To: Ilaine who wrote (96888)1/26/2005 9:45:28 AM
From: D. Long  Respond to of 793725
 
"Fairness" is not a concept which is protected by law, for the most part. It may be unfair, it may not be nice, but it's probably not illegal.

It's similar to employers not hiring smokers. Doing testing on existing employees and firing those that smoke may not be illegal, but it sure reeks. I wouldn't work for that company, smoker or not.

Derek



To: Ilaine who wrote (96888)1/26/2005 12:16:55 PM
From: Lane3  Respond to of 793725
 
"Fairness" is not a concept which is protected by law, for the most part. It may be unfair, it may not be nice, but it's probably not illegal.

It may not be smart, either. It may be cost effective for the drone classes of employees, but a company would have to be pretty dumb to fire a rainmaker or a superstar because he smoked off the job.

I find firing employees for personal habits that don't affect performance pretty darn distasteful.


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