Most Arizona employers are required by the Smoke-Free Arizona Act to prohibit smoking in all public places and places of employment and should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform employees, including supervisors, that smoking is prohibited in the workplace and to demonstrate compliance with the Smoke-Free Arizona Act.
Employers seeking to encourage and promote good health and to clearly advise employees of the prohibition against smoking in the workplace should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
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.