By: Third-Hand Smoke: Experts Warn of Threat of Smell of Smoking « JONATHAN TURLEY

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:07:58 +0000

[...] These studies have a legal impact. Some companies have already moved to bar any smokers from employment, including some government offices. Workers have been told that they can be fired for smoking at home, here. This study will certainly give such companies added arguments for imposing such exclusionary policies. This follows legal moves to compel fragrance free zones. [...]

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:48:14 +0000

I know about this problem first hand. I have an allergy to certain perfumes and aromas that can give me a migraine within minutes. I am not as sensitive as this person seems to be, but it is a legitimate malady. There are times that I have to politely walk away from people at a gathering because of the perfume or cologne that they are wearing. Some perfume can set me off from the other room. I hope that if this person is truly overly sensitive to these fragrances that the court understands that these are real life issues that need to be addressed in light of the ADA.

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By: Third-Hand Smoke: Experts Warn of Threat of Smell of Smoking « JONATHAN TURLEY

By: rafflaw