1. Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold.
Charles Renfold has a report due right away and Darlene is refusing to do this report in the room where Alice and Frank have been smoking. Even though they are respectful to not smoke while she is in there the residue of the smoke still remains in spite of them opening the window to air out the room. Charles realizes that the law is his state requires him to provide a smoke free environment when the employee desires it. If I were Charles I would provide another area in which Darlene could do the necessary report. Darlene is in titled to have her moral and human rights respected by her employer. She does not have to be subjected to the old stale smoke in the room where the smokers work. It is great that they are trying to be considerate, but the one smoker, Alice, is rather resentful of Darlene thinking she is being overly sensitive to the smoke. I feel she is being unfair because what if it were Darlene smoking I am sure Alice would want her concerns heard.
2. Describe the policy on smoking that you would recommend to Redwood Associates.
The state law requires the company to provide a smoke free environment. I would recommend that if the employees want to smoke I would have a place designated for smoking outside of the building which would be fair to both the employees who smoke and the ones that do not smoke. In this day an age it is surprising that it is not already a smoke free environment. If I worked there I would not want to be inhaling that old smoke. Regardless of my co-workers efforts to cover up the evidence, which I might add is not working. That is their bad habit not mine. I am not being unsympathetic but what about my health. Who is looking after my rights? It seems

in this case the smokers have all the rights and the non-smoker has to just put up with it. No, both people should be able to have what they want. The smokers can smoke all they want at designated times in their designated spot out side of the building. What about when it is cold? Put on a coat and puff away. Remember this is their habit and they have to suffer the consequences.
3. Explain how this case would change if what bothers Darlene is not old smoke but the smell of Alice’s perfume or Frank’s body odor.
In this case it is not a law that would have precedence. In Frank’s case with the body odor it would have to be handled delicately between Human Resources and the health and safety nurse of the company. There would need to be a meeting of these two departments about how they would approach Frank in a way that would be respectful of his moral and human rights. It would need to be explained that his body odor was becoming offensive to his co-workers. He could have a medical problem that the company does not know about and might need to see his healthcare provider.
As far as Alice and her strong perfume it could be as simple as talking to her and suggesting that she does not wear so much of it because it is irritating to some of her co-workers who are sensitive to the fragrance. Often times once you have the perfume on one does not smell it anymore because you have become accustomed to it. One may even refresh it after a while at work because they do not smell it anymore and they want to still smell fresh not knowing they are adding to an already pungent smell.
4. Explain whether it is fair or reasonable for companies to ban employees from smoking in their cars in the company parking lot.

I believe it is both fair and reasonable for companies to ban smoking on their parking lot even in the employee’s car. I worked at a company, which shall remain nameless, where the employees had to go completely off the parking lot to smoke. They could not even sit in their cars. When a company makes a declaration to be a smoke free environment they can take it as far as they deem necessary on their property. Companies want healthy employees and if they, the employees, chose not to be healthy by smoking it should not jeopardize the employees that do not smoke or visitors and vendors of the company.