CT SB00318

Employers cannot discipline or discharge employees for exercising First Amendment rights or refusing to attend employer-sponsored meetings primarily designed to communicate the employer's opinion on religious or political matters, effective July 1, 2022.

Employees have the right not to be required to listen to speech or view communications whose primary purpose is communicating the employer's opinion on religious or political matters without facing discipline or discharge.

Employers remain permitted to communicate legally required information, job-necessary information, casual workplace conversations, and communications to managerial and supervisory employees only.

Institutions of higher education are exempt from this restriction for communications that are part of coursework, symposia, or academic programs.

Religious corporations, entities, associations, and educational institutions exempt from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are not subject to this prohibition regarding speech on religious matters to employees performing work connected with the organization's activities.