Tag: smoking ban

North Dakota employers need to be ready for new smoking law

By North Dakota Employment Law Letter Nov 12, 2012 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 12, 2012

by Lisa Edison-Smith North Dakota employers need to take steps to comply with a new antismoking law that will take effect on December 6, 2012. On November 6, voters approved Measure 4 by a 2-1 margin. The law “prohibit[s] smoking, including the use of electronic smoking devices, in public places and most places of employment […]

Michigan Indoor-Smoking Ban Takes Effect Saturday

By Holly Jones, Senior Legal Editor Apr 28, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 28, 2010

Effective May 1, 2010, smoking will be prohibited in most Michigan workplaces, restaurants, and bars. The law, known as the “Dr. Ron Davis Law,” was signed by Governor Jennifer Granholm on December 18, 2009, and bans smoking indoors in Michigan “public places.” Under the law, “public places” are defined to include most places of employment, […]