Workers in Atlantic City are seeking to ban smoking in the city's casinos and have filed an appeal after a lower court judge dismissed their lawsuit. The workers, known as Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects, are challenging a Superior Court judge's decision that their claim of a Constitutional right to safety is not well-settled law. They argue that the current indoor smoking law in New Jersey, which allows smoking in casinos but prohibits it in most other workplaces, is discriminatory.
The appeal is requesting 'emergent relief' from the appellate division to swiftly address the issue. Attorney Nancy Erika Smith, representing the workers, emphasized the urgency of the situation, stating that it is time to stop allowing casinos to expose their employees to harmful effects for the sake of profits.
