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The Legal Rights Of Nonsmokers In The Workplace, Raymond L. Paolella

Seattle University Law Review

This Article examines the legal rights of nonsmokers based upon the common law right to a safe workplace, federal and state laws protecting handicapped persons, other tort theories, various federal and state statutory provisions, administrative regulations, and local ordinances. Although strong emphasis is placed on the legal rights of nonsmokers in the workplace, the rights of nonsmokers in public places will also be discussed. The main focus is on Washington law; however, the common law and federal law theories discussed in this Article should be viable in many other jurisdictions throughout the United States.