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That seems to depend on US state. Would be strange to enforce that for a remote position. https://www.quora.com/Can-an-employer-exclude-you-from-hire-for-the-u

by mtmail 2y ago

That seems to depend on US state. Would be strange to enforce that for a remote position. https://www.quora.com/Can-an-employer-exclude-you-from-hire-for-the-use-of-tobacco https://www.quora.com/Can-an-employer-exclude-you-from-hire-... "Thirty U.S. states have enacted “lifestyle discrimination” statutes that prohibit employers from refusing to hire tobacco smokers, as long as their smoking is limited to times when they are off duty and away from the workplace." "The other twenty states permit employers to refuse to hire smokers."

smt88 2y ago
Everyone at the company can pay less for health insurance if the company has one of these policies. If it upsets anyone, the issue is that health care is tied to employment in this country.
- para_parolu 2y ago
  Same could be said about being overweight or having health preconditions.
  - smt88 2y ago
    It's illegal for the company to ask people about their health preconditions and illegal to hire based on them. 40% of the US is overweight, so no company is going to have a policy that they won't hire overweight people.
- ipaddr 2y ago
  Age is the biggest factor. Not having a spouse or kids is a factor. Not hiring someone recovering from cancer or other health conditions could save on insurance. This policy is in other countries without employer health insurance. For example Rebel.com has that policy in Canada. Health insurance costs as the only reason is not true for every company doing this.
  - smt88 2y ago
    > Age is the biggest factor. Not having a spouse or kids is a factor. Not hiring someone recovering from cancer or other health conditions could save on insurance. It's impractical to refuse to hire single people and illegal to refuse to hire people based on their age or health conditions. You can't even ask about age. > Health insurance costs as the only reason is not true for every company doing this. Smokers get sick more and miss more work[1]. 1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2598486/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2598486/

by mtmail 2y ago

smt88 2y ago

Everyone at the company can pay less for health insurance if the company has one of these policies. If it upsets anyone, the issue is that health care is tied to employment in this country.

para_parolu 2y ago
Same could be said about being overweight or having health preconditions.
- smt88 2y ago
  It's illegal for the company to ask people about their health preconditions and illegal to hire based on them. 40% of the US is overweight, so no company is going to have a policy that they won't hire overweight people.
ipaddr 2y ago
Age is the biggest factor. Not having a spouse or kids is a factor. Not hiring someone recovering from cancer or other health conditions could save on insurance. This policy is in other countries without employer health insurance. For example Rebel.com has that policy in Canada. Health insurance costs as the only reason is not true for every company doing this.
- smt88 2y ago
  > Age is the biggest factor. Not having a spouse or kids is a factor. Not hiring someone recovering from cancer or other health conditions could save on insurance. It's impractical to refuse to hire single people and illegal to refuse to hire people based on their age or health conditions. You can't even ask about age. > Health insurance costs as the only reason is not true for every company doing this. Smokers get sick more and miss more work[1]. 1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2598486/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2598486/