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Closet Smokers Might Get Canned

Factory workers who lied on insurance forms may lose jobs

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 23, 2008 4:42 PM CDT

(Newser) – A group of factory workers who lied about their smoking habits could be fired. The Whirlpool company charges lower premiums for health insurance to nonsmoking workers—and relies on the honor code when employees sign up. Now 39 workers at an Indiana factory have been...   Read full story »

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