Labor & Employment Law

State anti-captive audience law survives suit

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a suit attacking Oregon's anti-captive audience law, which went into effect in January.

Oregon statute [SB 519] prohibits an employer from taking an adverse action against an employee who declines to attend an employer-sponsored meeting where the primary purpose is to present the employer's opinion on "political" matters.

This includes opinions on "the decision to join, not join, support or not support" a labor organization.

A suit attacked the statute as being preempted by the National Labor Relations Act and on constitutional grounds. The suit was brought by local and national business groups.

A federal judge dismissed the suit Friday on the ground that the plaintiffs could not show any injury at this time.

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Full post as published by Ross' Employment Law Blog on May 09, 2010 (boomark / email).