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Arizona County Mulls Not Hiring Smokers [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Arizona County Mulls Not Hiring Smokers
TUCSON, Ariz. — Dec 6, 2014, 1:27 PM ET
Pima County is considering no longer hiring smokers, and putting a price on workers who do smoke.
The Arizona Daily Star reports (http://bit.ly/15Vjj50) that the Pima County Board of Supervisors will vote later this month on a policy that would refuse the hiring of any smokers.
The proposal would also impose a 30 percent health-insurance surcharge on employees who smoke or consumer other tobacco products.
County health officials say the policy could lead to more than $1 million in savings annually in health-care costs.
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TUCSON, Ariz. — Dec 6, 2014, 1:27 PM ET
Pima County is considering no longer hiring smokers, and putting a price on workers who do smoke.
The Arizona Daily Star reports (http://bit.ly/15Vjj50) that the Pima County Board of Supervisors will vote later this month on a policy that would refuse the hiring of any smokers.
The proposal would also impose a 30 percent health-insurance surcharge on employees who smoke or consumer other tobacco products.
County health officials say the policy could lead to more than $1 million in savings annually in health-care costs.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/arizona-county-mulls-hiring-smokers-27413986
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