welcome back for the third time this year the federal government is filing a federal lawsuit targeting companies at programs that promote wellness in the work place. the president s law encourages such programs but the equal employment opportunity commission says one new jersey company, and it is a big one, is not volunitary. it is asking employees and spouses to get screened for blood pressure, nicotine use, and body mass index which checks for fat and it could cost up to $4,000 per sccouple. here is the deal. the health reform law says get
state until the final push. what the heck is a caucus any way? and are you looking for a job? one employer says you better not smoke. we ll show you how they are testing job applicants for nicotine. happy new year to you. if you re celebrating new zealand style. that s because it s midnight there. let s look at auckland. there it is. they are among the first to ring in the new year. they do it in amazing style. we will spend the next couple hours showing you the new year s celebrations from around the world as the clock strikes midnight in various parts of the world. there s a new year and perhaps changes for the better. iran says it has no plans to close the strait of hormuz. the country had said they would block the strait if sanctions on iran were enforced. reports said they fired a long-range missile during the training, but now a senior commander says they didn t, but will in the next few days. after complaints by defense secretary leon panetta, egypt says it will
exception, would be an extremely rare exception to put it mildly. no details on when that will happen but as i mentioned, the autopsy report is out and you can find the details at orlando sentinel.com, the online property of the orlando sentinel newspaper. if you want a job as a major hospital you have to quit smoking way in advance. st. lucas hospital in pennsylvania will screen all perspective employees for nicotine to improve their health and lower costs. of course, if you could prove nobody smoked ever, your costs would go down. it s not the first company. employers in these cities screen for nicotine use, the best known, alaska airlines. some people say employers shouldn t have a say in what they to at home, especially when nicotine is a legal product.