— -- More job-seekers are facing an added requirement: no smoking — at work or anytime. As bans on smoking sweep the USA, an increasing number of employers — primarily hospitals — are also ...

NEW YORK — Only 4 percent of employers offer programs to help employees quit smoking, despite higher health costs for smokers and smoking breaks that could cost employers nine weeks of lost ...

Workplace smoking bans may be aimed at keeping non-smokers happy, but a new Canadian study suggests it helps smokers as well. Using data from Statistics Canada's 2001 Canadian Community Health Survey, ...

Breathing second-hand smoke is still part of the job for many U.S. workers, especially those employed at casinos. "You know you're in a place unlike any other place in 2024, immediately. Nobody has to ...

A group of Atlantic City casino workers asked a judge Monday to ban smoking in the gambling halls, citing the toxic effects of working in a “poisonous” atmosphere, while the state said ending smoking ...

Piala, a Tokyo-based marketing firm, has started giving non-smoking employees six additional paid days off a year. The company says the idea came from an employee who complained that colleagues who ...

In turn, smokers are fighting back, claiming that they should have the right to engage in a lawful activity. This struggle between smokers and non-smokers extends to the workplace. Indiana is one ...

He said he was using his pen-style NJOY e-cig at work and knew of eight or 10 other employees who were trying it. Up until Thursday, when he took off work to watch the NCAA men's basketball tournament ...

Dear Annie: I recently started a new job that I genuinely like. The people are friendly (mostly), the work is interesting and I finally feel like I may have found a place where I can stay for the long ...