Is Detroits ban on scents too extreme, or a long time coming?
The city of Detroit’s decision to ban employees from wearing any scented products in the workplace has sparked an national conversation about how far is too far. It’s likely that Detroit is the first major North American city to enact such a ban, which is the result of a former employee successfully winning a suit against the city because she complained of health problems from strong scents. Under the ban, employees are asked to not wear perfumes, colognes, after-shave, body and face lotion, deodorant (though we hope they mean scented deodorant, and not all deodorants), or use scented candles.
