Massachusetts S1078 protects employees from discipline or discharge for exercising First Amendment rights and refusing to engage in certain political.
Massachusetts S1078, known as the Act protecting employee free speech, amends Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws to safeguard employees from being disciplined or discharged for exercising their First Amendment rights, provided such activities do not interfere with their job performance. It also protects employees from being required to attend employer-sponsored meetings or listen to communications primarily aimed at expressing the employer's opinion on religious or political matters.
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