Fasano, 042618 CTAGO, AGO 2018-2
Case Date | April 26, 2018 |
Court | Connecticut |
no employer, or agent, representative or designee of such employer shall require an employee to attend an employer-sponsored meeting with the employer or its agent, representative or designee, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the employer's opinion concerning political or religious matters, except that an employer or its agent, representative or designee may communicate to an employee any information concerning political or religious matters that the employer is required by law to communicate, but only to the extent of such legal requirement.HB 5473, § (1)(b) (emphasis added). "Political matters" are defined as "matters relating to: Elections for political office, political parties, legislation, regulation and the decision to join or support any political party or political, civic, community, fraternal or labor organization." Id., § (1)(a)(3) (emphasis added). "Employer" is defined as "a person engaged in a business who has more than one employee, including the state and any political subdivision of the state." Id., § (1)(a)(1). HB 5473 further prohibits an employer from taking adverse employment actions because an employee has reported a...
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