SB51
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to define "political matters" and "religious matters"; require an employer to post notice of employees' rights; provide an employer shall not subject or threaten to subject any employee to discipline or discharge for refusal to attend employer-sponsored meetings to communicate employer's opinion concerning religious or political matters or listen to speech or view communications of which the primary purpose of which is to communicate the employer's religious or political matters; permit an employee to bring a civil action to enforce the provisions of this Act.
Introduced: January 7, 2025
Last action: January 9, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would protect Kentucky workers from being disciplined or fired for refusing to attend workplace meetings focused on their employer's religious or political views. It requires employers to post a notice informing employees of these rights and allows workers to sue if those rights are violated. Who it may affect: employees and employers across Kentucky.
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