Smokers Need Not Apply

photo by Bill Longshaw



Recently "A Michigan hospital says it refuses to hire smokers, going so far as to test applicants for nicotine before allowing them to work there. Two workers were already recently turned down for employment at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester after testing positive for nicotine."

Last year "Massachusetts police and fire departments decided not to hire smokers. And the Massachusetts Hospital Association is doing the same."

Do you think medical professionals should practice what they preach OR is this discrimination?

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The entire article can be read at Boston.com