Showing posts with label tobacco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tobacco. Show all posts
Saturday, September 10, 2016

Tobacco an Occupational Hazard: The Case Against Cigarette Sales by Pharmacies

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Smoking continues to be a two edged sword in workers' compensation claims. Smokers in the workplace cause serious and sometimes fatal co...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Florida jury awards $23 billion punitive damages against RJ Reynolds

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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) This post is shared from reuters.com A Florida jury has awarded the wido...
Sunday, January 12, 2014

The 50-year war on smoking

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The 1964 U.S. Surgeon General 's report on smoking — the first official acknowledgment by the federal government that smoking kills...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Why Are Children Working in American Tobacco Fields?

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Child Labor prohibitions are enforced through workers' compensation acts. Unfortunately that is an inefficient enforcement mechanism...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

N.Y. AG announces order against major tobacco companies

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Today's post was shared by Legal Newsline and comes from legalnewsline.com New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced ...
Saturday, August 31, 2013

Is Big Sugar the Next Liability Target?

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Today's post was shared by The Health Care Blog and comes from thehealthcareblog.com By Vik Khanna Growing paranoia is the hallm...
Friday, August 23, 2013

Why Is Obama Caving on Tobacco?

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Tobacco in the workplace has been greatly reduced. It is,, and was a major contributing factor to occupational disease claims. Today's...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Anti-Smoking Battle Moves Outdoors

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Today's post was shared by RWJF PublicHealth and comes from abcnews.go.com First it was bars, restaurants and office buildings. No...
Friday, August 2, 2013

Largest Study to Date Finds State Smoke-Free Laws Would Not Hurt Restaurant and Bar Business

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Smoking is a major cause of disease and workers' compensation claims . Tobacco usage in restaurants and bars is a danger to both the em...
Sunday, June 2, 2013

The Global Adult Tobacco Survey: Saving Lives From Tobacco Related Diseases

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Antismoking mass media campaigns can help reduce the prevalence of smoking by discouraging young persons from initiating smoking and by enc...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Should Employers Hire Smokers?

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Workers' Compensation claims seem to increase with both complexity and severity when a worker is a smoker and suffers an occupational ex...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

The Obama Agenda: The Road to Workplace Wellness

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As workers compensation programs are being diluted by soaring medical costs, The Obama Administration's policy makers are taking a bol...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Tobacco Industry Argues Against New Cigarette Warnings

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Big Tobacco continues to argue against the Federal requirement of new dramatic warnings of cigarette packs. Tobacco is the a leading contrib...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

The Lingering Consequences of Smoke in the Workplace

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Countless studies have confirmed the health risks associated with smoking and secondhand smoke exposure. Now, new research is bringing atten...
Friday, December 10, 2010

Warning: Surgeon General Finds Workplace Tobacco is Even More Dangerous to Your Health

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Workers who are exposed to tobacco smoke, even in small quantities, are subjecting themselves to an increased risk of illness and disease...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Casino Employee in NJ Wins Cancer Suit for Second-Hand Smoke Forecasting a New Wave in Litigation

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An Atlantic City NJ casino card dealer employed at the Claridge Hotel who was exposed to second hand tobacco smoke was awarded workers' ...