SB 64 — AN ACT CONCERNING CAPTIVE AUDIENCE MEETINGS.

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(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit an employee's right to bring a common law cause of action against an employer for wrongful termination or to diminish or impair the rights of a person LCOunder No.any collective bargaining agreement.

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64 (f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit:

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64 Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit an employer from coercing employees into attending or participating in meetings sponsored by the employer concerning the employer's views on political or religious matters.

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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:

SEN.

LOONEY, 11th Dist.;

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WINKLER, 56th Dist.

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