West Virginia employers with factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops seeking to prohibit smoking in the workplace, inform employees that smoking is prohibited in the workplace and demonstrate compliance with West Virginia law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Utah employers with an enclosed workplace seeking to inform employees that smoking, including use of electronic cigarettes, is prohibited in the workplace and demonstrate compliance with Utah law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
The use of e-cigarettes is growing in popularity and is increasingly regulated. Based on compliance requirements and business decisions, an employer should create a policy addressing the use of e-cigarettes in the workplace.