ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 4429

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 6, 2024

      The Assembly Labor Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4429.

      This bill prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend employer-sponsored meetings or participate in any communications related to political matters with employers or their agents or representatives.

      Under current law, employers are prohibited only from requiring employees to attend employee sponsored meetings or participate in any communications with an employer or their agents or representatives, the purpose of which is to communicate the employers’ opinion about religious or political matters.  This bill incorporates labor organizations and activities in the definition of political matters.

      Employers are required to post notice of employee rights under the bill in a conspicuous place reserved for employment-related notices and in a place commonly frequented by employees.