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Introduced Session

This bill prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend employer-sponsored meetings or participate in any communications with employers or their agents or representatives, the purpose of which is to communicate the employers' opinion about labor organizations or activities. Under current law, employers are prohibited only from requiring employees to attend employee sponsored meetings or participate in any communications with an employer or their agents or representatives, the purpose of which is to communicate the employers' opinion about religious or political matters. Current law does not include labor organization or activity in the definition of political matters. Additionally, the bill expands permitted communication about religious or political matters to include communications necessary for the performance of an employee's job duties, casual conversations, or a requirement limited to the employer's managerial and supervisory employees. Finally, the bill prohibits an employer from penalizing an employee for refusal to attend or as a means of inducing attendance at an employer-sponsored meeting or participate in any communications, the purpose of which is to communicate the employer's opinion about religious or political matters. This bill is based on legislation in the states of New York, Minnesota, and Washington.

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Herbert Conaway (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee (on 05/02/2024)

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