The president of a world re-owned medical facility based in the US determined that employees need to be healthier and began his efforts by prohibiting use of tobacco by employees both on duty and off duty. This span on smoking was to take affect six months from the date of announcement employees still smoking after the band or terminated to facilitate the band Smoking sensation programs were made available to current smokers and their spouses. In addition the medical facility provided general education programs to help employees understand the evils of smoking as a result of the policy the medical family can a be liable for a tort of defamation by publication be may be unable to enforce a policy because the right to smoke is considered a protected law right under the US constitution C may be unable to enforce the policy and certain states that prohibit employers from requiring absent from smoking as a condition of employment or D may be in violation of the equal protection clause of the US Constitution