Atlantic City casino workers are urging New Jersey lawmakers to question Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s nominee for health commissioner about the state’s casino smoking policy during his confirmation hearing Thursday.
The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the nomination of Dr. Raynard E. Washington to lead the state Department of Health. Ahead of the hearing, members of Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) called on senators to ask Washington whether he supports ending the indoor smoking exemption that still allows smoking in Atlantic City casinos.
Workers say the issue is a critical workplace health concern for thousands of employees exposed to secondhand smoke on gaming floors.
