Employer Liability Issues, Political Speech, Protected Concerted Activity

Rhode Island’s New Workplace Laws: Menopause Protections, “Captive Audience” Meeting Ban, Minimum Wage Hikes, and More

Fisher Phillips on 8/4/2025

Rhode Island employers must keep up with new workplace laws enacted this year, including some that have already taken effect. The state not only joined a growing number of states that prohibit so-called “captive audience”...more

Political Speech in the Workplace: Strategic Considerations for Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/13/2024

Political speech in the workplace has become a growing concern for employers in recent years. The polarized political climate, combined with the increasing use of social media and digital communication, has amplified the...more

Labor Board’s “BLM” Ruling Will Require You To Review Your Dress Code and Other Workplace Policies: Your 5-Step Guide

Fisher Phillips on 2/23/2024

The National Labor Relations Board just ruled that a national retailer must allow customer-facing employees who want to write “Black Lives Matter” on their uniforms to do so – and may have opened Pandora ’s Box when it comes...more

Let’s Talk Politics: A 5-Step Survival Guide For Dealerships During The 2020 Election Season

Fisher Phillips on 9/30/2020

This year has brought unprecedented challenges for dealerships across the country. To top it off, the country will close 2020 with a highly contested presidential election. As a result, this presidential election cycle will...more

NFL No-Kneeling Compromise: Implications For The Workplace

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/19/2018

Q: Can private employers limit workplace speech and activities? A: Yes, but only if the limits do not violate other laws. ...more

Athletes and Employees Speak Out: Do Your Employment Practices Drop the Ball in Addressing Diversity, Controversial Speech, or...

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/19/2017

With the 2017-18 National Football League (NFL) regular season and National Basketball Association (NBA) pre-season underway, many spectators are excited to don their favorite players’ jerseys and cheer on their teams. Yet in...more

Politics in the Workplace

Baker Donelson on 5/25/2017

Employees are complaining that they are being discriminated against or harassed by management or other employees based on their political beliefs because an employee's political beliefs may relate to, or be intertwined with,...more

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