Can not smoking be a condition for employment?

ByPenny Morey

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

I'm opening a retail store and do not want to hire anyone who smokes given the smell could get on the clothing in inventory.
Yes, it can.

In fact, many companies now are refusing to hire anyone who smokes. The reasons vary but, regardless, it is legal to not hire smokers.
Wavy Line

Penny is a seasoned human resources executive and consultant with over 25 years of diverse business experience in advising enterprise leaders on employment-related matters.

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