
Editor: Robert P. Tinnin, Jr.
Smoking cessation programs prohibited by state statute
From: New Mexico Employment Law Letter | 09/01/2012
by Robert P. Tinnin, Jr.
by Robert P. Tinnin, Jr.
Q We've been considering adopting a smoking cessation program and reducing healthcare insurance premiums to reward employees who don't smoke or who have quit smoking. I understand that these programs are encouraged by the new federal healthcare reform legislation. I am ready to move forward, but a colleague tells me that smoking cessation programs are illegal under a New Mexico statute. Is that right? Read More...