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Grusendorf v. Oklahoma City Facts of the Case: The defendant (Grusendorf), a city firefighter trainee, was fired for violating the terms of agreement (he signed) as a precondition of employment. This term of agreement stated that no trainee may smoke a cigarette, either on or off duty, for a period of one year from the time he started working for the city. The incident that precipitated his dismissal occurred during an unpaid lunch break (on …

…regulating the firefighters by virtue of being their employer. Therefore, we extend the non-smoking regulation a presumption of validity. The non-smoking regulation appears rational on its face and since the defendant has not challenged the “prima facie” rationality by specifying any irrational aspects of the regulation, we hold that the rule is valid and enforceable. Rule of Law: The right to privacy does not cover firefighters smoking cigarettes, either on or off of the job.