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In the United States, smoker protection laws are state statutes that prevent employers from discriminating against employees for using tobacco products. Currently twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have such laws.
No statewide smoking ban. Instead, Alabama's 2003 statewide smoking law, the Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act, generally prohibits smoking in public places and public meetings [9] unless a smoking area is designated that in certain places must be "enclosed and well ventilated". [10] Warning signs must be posted appropriately. [11]
The tobacco industry has focused on proposing ventilation as an alternative to smoke-free laws, though this approach has not been widely adopted in the U.S. because "in the end, it is simpler, cheaper, and healthier to end smoking". [173] The Italian smoke-free law permits dedicated smoking rooms with automatic doors and smoke extractors.
Michigan Democrats who were passing legislation at a historic pace ended their session nearly a month earlier than usual on Tuesday as they grapple with internal divisions and a temporarily ...
A bill analysis of the Senate legislation conducted by the Senate Fiscal Agency found that on top of Michigan’s current $49 billion worth of unfunded pension liabilities to pay off, “other ...
This week, Freep readers weighed in on current events and ways Michigan lawmakers can enact change. Michigan Legislature should decriminalize drug paraphernalia during lame duck | Letters Skip to ...
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, (Pub. L. 111–31 (text), H.R. 1256) is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009. The Act gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate the tobacco industry. A signature element of the law imposes new warnings ...
Since December 20, 2019, the smoking age in all states and territories is 21 under federal law which was passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump. The de jure minimum age remains 18 in some states, e.g. the federal law is not enforced in Arizona, [ 1 ] and in Alaska, the minimum age is 19; in 2022, the governor vetoed a senate ...