Mandatory employer meetings about employer’s religious, political views barred
Starting Jan. 1, almost all California public and private employers will be prohibited from disciplining, or threatening to discipline, employees who refuse to attend meetings to communicate “the employer’s opinion about religious or political matters.” Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 399, the California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act.
An employee who declines to attend such an employer-sponsored meeting will be entitled to be paid during the meeting.
The measure also prohibits employers from disciplining, or threatening to discipline, any employee who refuses to receive or listen to any communications with the employer or its agents expressing the employer’s religious or political opinions.
Click here to read the full article written by SCMV Shareholder Dan Eaton and published in The San Diego Union-Tribune.