INTRODUCTION
Lesmes (1993) wrote, "organizations are increasingly associating unhealthy habits such as smoking with higher operating costs, and employers are taking measures to reduce the excess costs associated with employees who smoke." As a result of this negativity towards the practice of smoking, some organizations have implemented various policies regarding smoking in the workplace, ranging from restricted smoking areas to zero-tolerance for smokers (Ford Meter Box Company), Boatright (2003). In the wake of these measures, several concerns have arisen regarding whether it is right for a company to limit an employee's activities outside of the company. Some contend it is a violation of ones privacy and liberty rights to limit one's activities outside of the workplace while others feel the company is justified in doing so. In Case 7.3 – Ford Meter Box, an employee, Janice Bone, was dismissed after testing positive for nicotine which was in breach of the company's......

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Title: Ford Meter Box
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