Roxanne was fired from her job when her employer instituted a new policy that prohibited employees from smoking cigarettes.This requirement applied to off-duty time as well as job-related time.Roxanne claimed that she could not quit smoking and that she was wrongfully fired since she did not smoke in the workplace -- only when she was outside the building and during off-duty time.The company:
A) has wrongfully fired Roxanne and is liable to her for damages.
B) would be liable to Roxanne only if there is a state statute prohibiting employers from passing such job-related requirements.
C) is not liable to Roxanne since the nonsmoking requirement is reasonable given the high cost of treating smoking-related illness.
D) is not liable to Roxanne since the United States Supreme Court has expressly ruled such a company policy does not violate the worker's right to privacy.
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