More companies shut out workers who smoke  Employees who smoke
are fast becoming an endangered species as companies ban smoking
on all corporate grounds, including parking and other outdoor
areas where smokers were once allowed to gather.  It's a radical
change from just a decade ago, when smoking was tolerated even
if frowned upon. But now being a smoker on the job can even risk
your job as more companies pass policies banning the hiring of
smokers. What some employers are doing:  •On July 4, Rex
Healthcare and several other hospitals in the Raleigh, N.C.,
region announced that their hospital campuses were implementing
a completely tobacco-free policy — a bold move because tobacco
is a cash crop in the state. The policy bans smoking on all
campuses, but the hospitals are offering cessation programs as
well as other assistance for smokers.  •L-3 Communications'
division in Camden, N.J., last year implemented a smoke-free
policy that bans employees from smoking within 25 feet of the
building. The company also