| Update Applicable to: | Effective date |
| All employers in Hawaii, regardless of size | July 2, 2024 |
What happened?
On July 2, 2024, Governor Josh Green signed into law SB 2715, which limits captive audience meetings and changes verbiage in Unfair Labor Practices (ULP).
What are the details?
Key Bites for Employers:
- Key changes in the verbiage of the ULP
- Employers of all sizes cannot threaten to take or take discharge, discipline, or any adverse action against an employee refusing to attend/participate in employer-sponsored meetings about the employer’s opinion on political or religious matters, as well as receive communications on the same topic.
- A “kind of exception” is that, if it Is voluntary, employers can have meetings regarding political or religious matters.
- A key difference between this law and other similar laws is that there is no exception.
Business Considerations
- Employers should allow employees to opt out of any meeting or communication covered by this law and make sure supervisors understand the law.
- Employers should update their policies and practices to meet the new requirements.
Source References
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