Seyfarth Synopsis: In six months, the U.S. presidential election will take place and inevitably employee views on the elections and election issues will make their way into the workplace. In yesterday’s highly polarized...more
6/5/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Free Speech ,
Labor Regulations ,
Political Expression ,
Political Speech ,
Presidential Elections ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Elections ,
State Labor Laws ,
Voting Rights
NLRB Decision Gives Employers More Leeway to Discipline Employees for Offensive Speech. Traditionally, the National Labor Relations Act protected offensive or even abusive speech by employees when the worker is involved in...more
7/27/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Offensive Language ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Quarantine ,
Travel Restrictions ,
WARN Act