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  1. November 18, 2024

    NLRB Ruling Nixes Conn. Employee Meeting Law, Judge Told

    A business advocacy group said a National Labor Relations Board decision that removed decadeslong protections for employers who share their unionization views during mandatory workplace meetings should spell the end of a broader Connecticut statute that protects employees from being forced to hear political and religious messages.

  2. July 08, 2024

    5 Labor Battles To Watch In 2024's 2nd Half

    The second half of the year will feature action in several cases with major implications for the labor law landscape, including SpaceX's suits seeking to gut the National Labor Relations Board and a board case that could extend organizing rights to college athletes. Here, Law360 looks at these and other cases to watch in the second half of 2024.

  3. April 29, 2024

    Biz Groups Fight Conn. Ban On 'Captive Audience' Meetings

    A Connecticut law that lets workers skip employers' meetings to discuss unionization violates employers' right to free speech, a coalition of business groups argued in Connecticut federal court, seeking a pretrial win on allegations that the law violates the U.S. Constitution and federal labor law.

  4. July 19, 2023

    Meet The Attys In Connecticut Corporate Speech Showdown

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups are challenging a Connecticut law that protects employees from being forced to attend meetings containing political or religious speech they disagree with. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a look at the attorneys involved in the case.

  5. July 14, 2023

    Connecticut Cites Compelling Need For Captive Meeting Ban

    The state of Connecticut has cited a compelling need to protect employees from being forced to attend meetings containing political or religious speech with which they disagree, arguing that its captive audience ban is constitutional and claiming that an abstention doctrine prevents a federal judge from hearing a legal challenge.

  6. June 28, 2023

    Judge Keeps Challenge To Conn. Captive Meetings Ban Alive

    A federal judge on Wednesday denied the state of Connecticut's motion to dismiss a business-led challenge to a state law that bans employers from punishing employees who refuse to attend meetings with political and anti-union messages, saying one of the groups that pressed the case adequately asserted organizational standing.

  7. November 02, 2022

    Business Groups Sue Over Connecticut Captive Meetings Law

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and multiple business groups sued the Connecticut Labor Department and the state's attorney general over a recently enacted law barring employers from requiring workers' attendance at so-called captive audience meetings, saying the statute is preempted by federal labor law.