SHB 1940 — Protecting the rights of workers to refrain from attending meetings or listening to their employer's speech on political or religious matters.

What this bill does

Prohibits an employer from taking adverse action against an employee for refusal to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting or refusal listen to speech, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the employer's opinion concerning religious or political matters.

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