Opinion: Illinois ban on employers talking about politics and religion is unconstitutional – Crain’s*

Illinois enacted the inaccurately named “Worker Freedom of Speech Act” into law, which prohibits most employers from speaking to their employees about certain topics — religion and politics — in any setting where the employee is required to listen. It’s inaccurately named because it doesn’t protect workers’ speech at all. And it clearly violates the First Amendment by prohibiting certain employer speech.