What rights do I have? I work at McDonalds and employees are smoking while working.?

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Question Details: I have having problems with employees smoking at a non smoking mcdonalds resturant in Ohio. Its after the dine in side closes and we are a 24hr resturant. I have contacted the owner of the resturant and she wont do anything about it becuase shes a smoker herself. What can I do to protect my self from the harful effects of second hand smoke. Managers allow this smoking also.

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Contact your local health department. You will need to go over your boss's head, which might cause some problems for you. But in my opinion, it would be worth it to get those assholes to start obeying the law. Best of luck.

get a real job

i will never visit any McDonalds branch for snacks

THANKS for sharing with us

Nobody ever died from second hand smoke! If it is a company policy, then contact the district manager about your concerns, or get some other employees to go together as a group, and see your county officials. If it is illegal to smoke in their, they will take action against the company. But don't plan on having a job, if the owner finds out about it, she will find a reason to fire you.

Nobody is hoding a gun to your head and making you work there. QUIT if you don't like it.

PS: I am a non-smoker

YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR CITY HALL AND ASK WHAT TO DO OR WHO YOU CAN TALK TO ABOUT IT. LET THEM KNOW SMOKING IS ILLEGAL IN YOUR PLACE OF WORK AND YOU FEEL YOUR HEALTH IS AT RISK BUT YOU REALLY NEED YOUR JOB AND THE OWNER WHO IS ALSO A SMOKER HAS DONE NOTHING.

I AM A SMOKER AND I LOVE THE NO SMOKING IN RESTURANTS AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS THERE MAY BE A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SMOKE BUT THOSE WHO CHOICE NOT TO SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED AND CHILDREN WHO AREN'T OLD ENOUGH TO DECIDE YET SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO THE SMOKE.

GOOD LUCK!

Contact your local heath inspectors office. You county sheriff are police can also give them warning and tickets.

Find out who inspects the restaurant and licenses them. Call them and report whats happening. Also notify the owner of the franchise.

Don't worry about your job. Call the health department

What rights do I have? I work at McDonalds and employees are smoking while working.?

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