I used to smoke on the job,but now i use more lube

And next they will ban alcohol and after that sugar and after that ....

So were does it stop?

They won't ban sexual promiscuity...they won't ban drinking...but they CAN ban smoking???????? I just sat through the report and heard the head of the company say so himself.

Where's the separation? Sexual promiscuity can lead to health care issues. So can drinking. How can they separate them and make it legal?

And lets not forget second hand smoke! So...if these people are tested randomly and an essence of smoke is discovered...they are fired? Or...do they have to curtail their wanderings and find those bars that have banned smoking so they can drink their sorrows away smoke free? Hell, I could be waiting for a bus and a smoker could be beside me. This has too many implications and my head is spinning now! Arrrrggggggg! And if it's an "at will" company, as jay-t has said...what if these employess have been there since day one and this is just now instituted? This company should be called Whacko...not Weyco. I'd sue just to make them call the company by it's true identity!

This is indeed a watcher!

BTW...someone has to find the end of the planet for me soon...I've GOTTA get off if this plays out in the company's favor!

According to the news last night the company is in a state that allows persons to be terminated for smoking in that it is a company policy that was violated. Only 13 ( I think) states have passed laws that protect smokers from job termination. I do agree that the company does not have a right to terminate based on what one does during their off hours. I also believe that since the owner of the business stated on national television that one of the reasons was to help save money that if an employee can show that they have not taken any time off due to smoke related medical reasons that they would have a good chance of making a case legally.
But that is just my opinion of course