MCLE SELF-STUDY: POLITICAL PROTEST: WORKPLACE RIGHTS & DUTIES

AUTHORS^*

Beth w. Mora

Wendy Musell

As the news of protests and elections dominate the media and popular culture, employees and employers alike are becoming more anxious about the bounds of political speech in workplaces. What speech is allowed, on and off work time? When can an employee’s or employer’s speech cross the line into a legal violation? And when can employees be lawfully fired for political speech?