[awb]

> making sure an employer is not demanding the employees donate, or giving money to the employees to donate by proxy

That scenario seems extremely unlikely.

[mirimir]

Nope, it's happened frequently, which is why they ask.

[awb]

When?

[closeparen]

Here's somebody going to prison in 2014: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/investigations/...

[mirimir]

That's a good question, because I've had no luck finding an example.

I do recall reading about it, but that could have been decades ago. And it's hard to find old stuff.

What I find is about contributions from employees of government contractors, and from government employees. So maybe that's been the driver for the requirement.