Employer Speech Limits in Connecticut, Florida Among July 1 Laws

New limits in Connecticut and Florida on the messages that businesses can require their employees to hear are among a litany of state and local employment law changes set to take effect July 1.

In Connecticut, the Democratic-majority legislature is limiting employers’ anti-union efforts by barring them (Act 22-24) from firing or otherwise disciplining workers who refuse to attend company meetings where the primary focus is political or religious matters—including the decision to join a labor union.

The Republican-led statehouse in Florida passed its measure (HB 7) to prevent diversity training sessions as well as public ...