December 18, 2023
With prospects for a smoking ban in Atlantic City`s casinos looking hazier than ever, workers who want smoking banned took matters into their own hands, lips and lungs Thursday. Members of the United Auto Workers union disrupted a meeting of …
February 15, 2023
Atlantic City casino dealers pushing for a smoking ban received support from several state lawmakers Monday at a long-awaited hearing on a bill that would end smoking inside the nine casinos. Dealers, cocktail servers and other casino workers — some …
November 5, 2015
Workers in Florence, Ala., restaurants that allow smoking are exposed to a greater amount harmful air particles than those working in non-smoking environments, a new air quality study said. The study said workers in smoking-allowed restaurants are exposed to a …
April 30, 2012
Louisiana senators refused on April 26 to repeal a law that bans employers from discriminating against smokers, after opponents said the change could lead to widespread firings. More than 20 years ago, legislators passed a law protecting smokers from workplace …
January 13, 2012
The University of California is banning smoking and the chewing of tobacco on all of its 10 campuses. UC President Mark Yudof announced the ban to campus chancellors this week. It will go into effect in 2014. The San Jose …