Weekly Edition: June 30, 2023

Pregnant worker protections and low-nicotine cigarettes are in the week's news.

Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. Not a subscriber? Sign up   WEEKLY Edition A service of the California Health Care Foundation Friday, June 30, 2023 Check California Healthline online for the latest news A New Law Is Supposed to Protect Pregnant Workers — But What If We Don't Know How? By Gina Jiménez During pregnancy, workers often face hazardous circumstances, including breathing toxic chemicals. On June 27, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act began requiring employers to provide "reasonable accommodations." But the new law has a big hole: Not nearly enough is known about which chemical exposures are dangerous for pregnant workers. As Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Hit the Market, Anti-Smoking Groups Press for Wider Standard By Don Thompson The first FDA-authorized cigarettes with 95% less nicotine than traditional smokes will go on sale in California, Florida, and Texas starting in early July. Anti-smoking groups oppose greenlighting just one plant biotech's products and instead urge federal regulators to set a low-nicotine standard for the entire industry. More Coverage: Get California Healthline's Latest Stories California Healthline is an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation. It is produced by KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF — the independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism. (c) 2023 KFF. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter | Facebook You are subscribed to this email alert as awesomeblogger71.lificletter@blogger.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Or, permanently unsubscribe from all emails. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to subscriptions@californiahealthline.org Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored.   California Health Care Foundation | 1438 Webster Street | Oakland, CA 94612