Employment Law Now IX-159 - 8th Anniversary Special: The Current State of Politics for Employers
#WorkforceWednesday®: How to Navigate Employee Stress After Election Day - Employment Law This Week®
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Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 12: Understanding Unions with Patrick Wilson, Maynard Nexsen Attorney (Part 2)
Early Returns Law and Politics with Jan Baran: Bradley Smith – Deregulating Political Speech Through Campaign Finance
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Podcast: A Conversation with Geoff Burgan, Communications Director for the Democratic Attorneys General Association
Politics in the workplace: A volatile combination!
They Said What? First Amendment Issues in 2020
Political and Controversial Activity in the Workplace [More with McGlinchey Ep. 11]
Politics at Work
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
The line between protected political speech and workplace disruption depends largely on who signs your paycheck. Public employees enjoy First Amendment protections that private sector workers lack, but even government...more
Political conversations are common in the workplace. While employees value their free expression, several practical steps can serve a dual purpose of supporting employee well-being while minimizing risks. These risks include...more
Considering the barrage of vitriolic campaign ads that invaded our homes on a nightly basis during the past year, you might think that political debate in America had reached a new low. Think again....more
If you followed California’s 2024 Legislative term, you know that Senate Bill 399 (“SB 399”) was passed and signed into law by Governor Newsom on September 27, 2024. For the most part, SB 399 has been described as a new...more
This week, we’re underlining the importance of managing election-related tensions in the workplace: Both political parties have called this the most consequential election in recent history, which means that this morning in...more
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches, many employers are bracing themselves for a wave of political discussions—and tension—in the workplace and elsewhere. Navigating these inevitable interactions and the...more
Here’s a handy cheat sheet that summarizes some key points from our Essential FAQs for the 2024 Election Season. Make sure to check out the full series of FAQs to understand your rights and responsibilities....more
Introduction - As the election draws near, private (nongovernmental) employers in Tampa Bay face unique challenges regarding political speech in the workplace. While they have considerable flexibility to regulate political...more
In part two of the three-part Hiring to Firing series, host Tracey Diamond and new co-host Emily Schifter dive into the complexities of managing employees’ political beliefs and discourse in the workplace, just in time for...more
Conversations and “water cooler talk” among colleagues have long been integral to workplace culture. In modern times, the “water cooler” has expanded beyond the physical workplace to include online work platforms (Slack,...more
The national and global hyperpolitical atmosphere inevitably touches the workplace, where employers and employees must remain productive while navigating the intersection of political expression, workplace culture and...more
Election Day is almost upon us, Gentle Reader. Behave! Dear Miss Mannerly: My employees have strong political views, and since the Presidential debate the other night, they are out of control. They are split about evenly...more
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
In 2017, former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy noted in Packingham v. North Carolina that the most important place for the exchange of ideas is no longer the physical town square but cyberspace and, in particular,...more
This episode of The Employment Law Counselor Hosted by Jeff Stewart in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), features guest John Baker, Director of Labor Relations, Del Lago Resort and...more
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
As the 2024 election approaches, protests continue across the country, and employees increasingly engage in discourse on important national and international political topics, employers can expect that political speech and...more
In this two-part series, Maynard Nexsen labor & employment attorney Pat Wilson joins hosts Tina and Christy to discuss what employers should understand about unions and how they can address them. In this episode, we have a...more
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
Over the last several years, employers have seen and continue to see increased political activities from their employees at work and on social media platforms, including on business-related social media platforms, like...more
As we approach election season, conversations about politics are quickly picking up across the country and in the workplace. Employers may be wondering how they can manage communications in the workplace....more
2021 brought several changes to the workplace, but employers should have less to fear following this Payne & Fears conference. Join us for a full day of seminars on the most pressing employment law topics, transmitted to you...more
Businesses across the country are cutting ties with workers who took part in last week’s insurrection at the United States Capitol. Employees are being identified through news videos as well as photos and blogs that they...more
With political division in the United States on full display in the midst of a pandemic, Americans are faced with deepening rifts that touch not only their social circles and family units, but also their work lives. It...more