Employers have the right to curb smoking
Quick ReadI feel my rights are being violated. I'm tired of others telling me what I can't do in my own time and space at age 62.
Photo credit: Getty Images | At many workplaces, employees are no longer allowed to smoke cigarettes on company property. (Nov. 11, 2010)
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: I work for a nonprofit health agency that rents office space in a public building occupied by other businesses not affiliated with our organization. Recently our parent organization announced that as part of a health initiative, we will no longer be able smoke in the parking lot or in our cars. Our agency does not own the building or the parking lot. Though I am a smoker, the change...
