Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

Re: Off Hospital Campus Smoking Ban

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Yes, any employer can rules regarding smoking or no smoking in the workplace regardless of whether or not they own the facility. In some areas, it is illegal to smoke in the workplace based on local ordinances. Some large corporations have recently started to have smokers absorb a part of their insurance costs as a way to offset the increased health risk. If you do not like the rules, you can quit your job. If they find you violating the rule, they can terminate your employment.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.