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SECTION 31-40s
Sec. 31-40s. Smoking or use of tobacco products outside of
the workplace.
- No employer or agent of any employer
shall require, as a condition of employment, that any employee or
prospective employee refrain from smoking or using tobacco products
outside the course of his employment, or otherwise discriminate against
any individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or
privileges of employment for smoking or using tobacco products outside
the course of his employment, provided any nonprofit organization or
corporation whose primary purpose is to discourage use of tobacco
products by the general public shall be exempt from the provisions of
this section.
- Nothing contained in this
section shall be construed to affect (1) the provisions of sections
31-40q and 31-40r, (2) municipal hiring practices involving paid
firefighters and paid police officers and (3) any collective bargaining
agreement between a municipality and paid firefighters or paid police
officers.
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