This should be illegal

submitted by MuskyIndependent from midi.moe

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[–]MuskyIndependent[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I put this in s/politics as this is often a politically motivated issue. People like Nimarata Nikki Haley would force everyone to remain silent or risk their livelihoods to speak without anonymity.

[–]Megatron95 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Couldn't she sue for wrongful dismissal? Employers shouldn't be allowed to terminate employees based on their political beliefs no matter how much they disagree with them. I don't know about the labour laws in the US but this is First Amendment protected speech.

[–]MuskyIndependent[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

She's talking about sueing but her speech isn't strictly political, it's more her values and posts aren't liberal. I don't know that it's a slam dunk case.

Also it takes money to sue.

[–]Megatron95 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-1/overview-of-compelled-speech

Indeed, it takes a lot of money to hire a lawyer but depending on the State you're in you might have some recourses(maybe, haven't looked it up) if that state provides arbitration procedures where you can file a grievance before a judge dealing in work-related cases.

[–]RR_2023 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

First Amendment has nothing to do with protecting employment.

[–]UncleWillard56 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Bullshit.