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Navigating Politics in the Workplace

CDF Labor Law LLP on 9/27/2024

In a state as diverse and politically active as California, employers are bound to encounter clashing political expressions among employees this election cycle. Navigating these challenges and enforcing policies affecting the...more

Employers Struggle With Election Politics Spillover Into Workplace

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/6/2024

With the election quickly approaching, we are already receiving questions from employers involving concerns over arguments and disruptions in the workplace resulting from political disagreements. We hoped that the contentious...more

Political and Controversial Activity in the Workplace [More with McGlinchey Ep. 11]

McGlinchey Stafford on 10/16/2020

Election season is in full swing and the climate is certainly charged. In this episode of “More with McGlinchey,” Labor and Employment attorneys Mag Bickford, Rasch Brown, Camille Bryant, and Kathy Conklin discuss employees’...more

Dear Littler: Can We Discipline An Employee Who "Took a Knee" During the Anthem?

Littler on 10/4/2017

Dear Littler: I work for a prominent company in a small city here in the Hoosier State, and we are very involved in our local community. We sponsor a corporate softball team, and last night one of our team members “took a...more

Google and Charlottesville Events Raise Questions for Companies Regarding Employee Political Views

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/23/2017

Two recent major news stories again involve the intersection of politics with employment law. In the first matter, Google fired a programmer after he posted an internal document criticizing the company’s diversity...more

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