WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of business groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut challenging a Connecticut law that bans business owners from discussing relevant workplace issues with their employees. The Chamber argues that the law, which limits employer free speech, is preempted by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and violates the First Amendment.

The Chamber is joined by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, National Federation of Independent Business, National Retail Federation, Connecticut Retail Merchants Association, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, National Association of Home Builders, Associated Builders and Contractors, and Associated Builders and Contractors of Connecticut.

“Connecticut’s law is at odds with well-established First Amendment and National Labor Relations Act precedents regarding the free speech rights of employers,” said Glenn Spencer, senior vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Employment Policy Division. “Over a decade ago, the Chamber sued the state of California over a similar law and won in the U.S. Supreme Court. We’ll continue to defend an employer’s right to share opinions with employees so that employees can make informed decisions. And we’ll continue to stand up for small businesses that are particularly impacted by the law’s vagueness and extreme breadth.”

Connecticut’s law, which went into effect July 1, 2022,...

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