The Administration argued that the bill would inevitably drive employers to adopt quotas rather than defend their practices in court.
To protect themselves from suits they could not possibly win, employers would adopt quotas, opponents of the measure say.
Within 90 days of the law taking effect, each employer must adopt a written smoking policy.
But employers can adopt an option that denies full vesting before seven years.
Many employers also adopt whole classrooms of girls whose parents cannot bring them to their own workplaces.
Instead, he suggests employers adopt an effective smoking policy.
Blue Shield says 1.6 million more could join the system, if large employers adopt it for 2003.
What policies should employers adopt to address employee behavior on social media Web sites?
Over the years, some large employers have adopted shorter weeks only to abandon them.
Within 90 days of this law going into effect, each employer must adopt "a written smoking policy."