Enforcement of California's captive audience law, known as Senate Bill 399 , is currently blocked. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction finding the statute unconstitutional. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments and appears hesitant to uphold the ban. The law prohibits employers from punishing workers for skipping what are commonly known as captive audience meetings in which companies convey views about political or religious topics, with two judges suggesting that the statute infringes on employers' free speech rights. Enacted as the Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act, the blocked law prohibited employers from retaliating against employees who refused to attend workplace meetings communicating religious or political opinions, including unionization. The injunction was granted after the California Chamber of Commerce successfully argued that the state law was preempted by federal labor law. Senate Bill 399 was set to take...
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