820 ILCS 57/5: Findings; legislative intent.

(a) The General Assembly finds that it is in the public policy interests of the State for all working Illinoisans to have protections from mandatory participation in employer-sponsored meetings if the meeting is designed to communicate an employer's position on religious or political matters.

(b) Employees should not be subject to intimidation tactics, acts of retaliation, discipline, or discharge from their employer for choosing not to participate in employer-sponsored meetings.