Legal risks to employers who allow smoking in the workplace

(Disponible en anglais seulement.)

As scientists continue to provide evidence of the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, employers could soon face a clear choice: either voluntarily ban smoking in their workplace or face an increasing wave of costly legal actions.

http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2006.094102


Comment: Voluntarily banning smoking in the workplace is a cheap and easy way of removing a cumbersome and costly liability.