A 4277 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Expands prohibitions on employers concerning requirements for employees to attend, participate, or receive information related to political or religious matters.

This bill expands New Jersey's existing law to prohibit employers from requiring employees to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious, political, or labor organization matters. It protects workers who decline such participation from being punished, disciplined, or threatened. Exceptions include job-related communications, casual workplace conversations, and requirements limited to managerial staff. Violations can be challenged in court, with remedies like reinstatement, back pay, or fines up to $5,000 per violation.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 2, 2024 Last action May 2, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
May 2, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
HC
Herb Conaway
DDemocratic
NJ
7