ESSB 5778 — 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 to listen to speech, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the employer's opinion concerning religious or political matters.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 29, 2024
  55 yea · 41 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 7, 2024
  28 yea · 20 nay · 1 not voting

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