SENATE BILL 817

File Code: Private Sector Labor and Industry Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1468

Sponsored By:

Senator Exum

Entitled:

Worker Freedom Act of 2006

Synopsis:

Prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to attend an employer-sponsored event for the purpose of communicating the employer's opinion regarding religious and political matters; prohibiting an employer from taking, or threatening to take, specified disciplinary actions against an employee for specified purposes; authorizing an employee to take specified civil action against an employer in a specified manner for a violation of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/3

First Reading Finance

2/15

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIRCUIT COURTS

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

DISCIPLINE

POLITICAL PARTIES

RELIGION -see also- CHURCHES

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Labor and Employment

( 3-709 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered