Atlantic City casino workers, represented by the United Auto Workers and a group of casino employees from Bally's, Caesars, and Tropicana, have filed a lawsuit in New Jersey's state Superior Court to challenge the exemption of Atlantic City casinos from the state's indoor clean air law. This legal action comes after years of unsuccessful attempts by casino workers to persuade New Jersey lawmakers to include gambling floors in the indoor smoking ban. The lawsuit aims to overturn the current law that uniquely exempts casino workers from protections against indoor smoking, highlighting the health risks and diseases associated with prolonged exposure to smoke in their workplace.
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Frustrated at having unsuccessfully agitated for over three years to get lawmakers to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos, workers on Friday tried a new tactic. They filed a lawsuit to try to overturn a law that leaves casino workers as the only ones... https://t.co/fDN5arsZp9
New Jersey's anti-smoking law covers everyone except casino workers. Years ago Atlantic City casinos lobbied to exempt their own workers from protections. Now many have diseases from the smoke. Today they filed suit to overturn this outrageous law.
Atlantic City casino workers have tried for years to persuade New Jersey lawmakers to ban smoking on gambling floors. On Friday, a lawsuit representing thousands of employees asked a state court to outlaw it. https://t.co/RrfdfD6JsK
The United Auto Workers, which represents workers at the Bally’s, Caesars and Tropicana casinos, and a group of casino workers opposed to smoking in the gambling halls, filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court challenging New Jersey’s indoor clean air law. https://t.co/XdDfUZpSeM
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