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Election Season in the Workplace: Employers’ Essential FAQs for 2024

Fisher Phillips on 9/12/2024

The election season promises to be turbulent, and your workplace will not be immune from the challenges that are sure to face us. What do you need to know about your rights and responsibilities as an employer now that the...more

Managing Political Speech in the Workplace

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/9/2024

As the 2024 general election draws near, employers can anticipate a rise in political expression from employees both inside and outside of the workplace. Political speech encompasses a broad array of activities, extending far...more

2024 Election – Can It Be A Hot Topic In Your Workplace?

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 7/25/2024

With the 2024 election fast approaching, and political news exploding, manufacturers are asking an important question: What is the role of political bobbleheads, pins, stickers, and discussions in the workplace?...more

Political Activity Policies: Keeping Calm on Campus During the 2024 Presidential Elections

Venable LLP on 7/12/2024

As the 2024 presidential election cycle is in full swing, schools should prepare for debate, discussion, and expression of a wide range of political views and beliefs. While political discourse can be a valuable tool in the...more

EntertainHR: Can Employers Do That? The Limits of Free Speech

FordHarrison on 1/17/2024

Public debate about the Israel-Hamas war demonstrates that Americans have strong, and often divergent, views on important social and political issues. Believing that their right to express those views is firmly grounded in...more

New York Labor Law Amendments Target Captive Audience Meetings

Harris Beach PLLC on 9/14/2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill on September 6, 2023, which expands Section 201-d of the New York Labor Law to provide employees with protection from the political and religious ideologies of their employer. The...more

New York Bans Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 9/12/2023

On September 6, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law (A6604 / S4982) a bill banning businesses from requiring employees to attend meetings or listen to communications where the “primary purpose” of such...more

New York, Minnesota, and Maine Ban “Captive Audience Meetings” – But the Fight is Just Beginning

Fisher Phillips on 8/14/2023

Effective August 1, Minnesota now prohibits employers from “captive audience meetings” – that is, requiring, under threat of discharge, discipline, or some other penalty, employee attendance or participation in...more

Legislation Banning ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings Enacted in Minnesota, Awaiting Enactment in New York

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/16/2023

Minnesota will soon prohibit employers from requiring employees to attend political or religious meetings, including talks about labor unions. Additionally, similar legislation passed by the New York legislature will likely...more

Connecticut Poised to Ban ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings and Expand Employee Free Speech Protections

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/13/2022

Recently, the Connecticut General Assembly sent Public Act No. 22-24 (Substitute Senate Bill No. 163), “An Act Protecting Employee Freedom of Speech and Conscience,” to Governor Ned Lamont’s desk for signature. It is unclear...more

The Election Season Is Upon Us: Guidance for Managing Political Expression in the California Workplace

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 10/27/2020

In a year of extraordinary events, this election has been more divisive and controversial than any other in recent history. Many employers are grappling with how they should manage political expression in the workplace. An...more

Understanding Employers’ Right To Impose Limits On Political Activities In The Workplace

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/27/2020

As the 2020 general election approaches with many employees working remotely and participating on social media platforms, employers can anticipate that employees will engage in political speech and activity in the workplace....more

Political Speech in the Workplace (And What – If Anything – To Do About It)

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 10/21/2020

Politics could hardly be more conspicuous these days. A monumental presidential election looms on the horizon, and it seems that everyone has an opinion. Many who do have jobs and bring those opinions into the workplace....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

Turbulence Ahead: Navigating Political Speech in the Workplace during an Election Year and Global Pandemic

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/9/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a tumultuous year full of social unrest, a pandemic, and a Presidential election, it is no wonder employers find themselves grappling with how—and whether—to regulate politics in the workplace. Options...more

Election Season and the Workplace, Part 1: Employee “Free Speech” and Political Activities

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 10/5/2020

With Election Day just around the corner, we’ll be highlighting some of the issues facing employers in a two-part series on elections and the workplace. In this first installment, we’ll look at employee protections around...more

Employer “Dislike” Button—Disciplining Employees For Noxious Social Media Posts

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/28/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: With the most contentious election of our lifetimes fast approaching, we might expect employees to engage in political conduct and share strong, controversial opinions while off duty, especially on social...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

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Election Season in the Workplace: Employers’ Essential FAQs for 2024

Managing Political Speech in the Workplace

2024 Election – Can It Be A Hot Topic In Your Workplace?

Political Activity Policies: Keeping Calm on Campus During the 2024 Presidential Elections

EntertainHR: Can Employers Do That? The Limits of Free Speech

New York Labor Law Amendments Target Captive Audience Meetings

New York Bans Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings

New York, Minnesota, and Maine Ban “Captive Audience Meetings” – But the Fight is Just Beginning

Legislation Banning ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings Enacted in Minnesota, Awaiting Enactment in New York

Connecticut Poised to Ban ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings and Expand Employee Free Speech Protections

The Election Season Is Upon Us: Guidance for Managing Political Expression in the California Workplace

Understanding Employers’ Right To Impose Limits On Political Activities In The Workplace

Political Speech in the Workplace (And What – If Anything – To Do About It)

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

Turbulence Ahead: Navigating Political Speech in the Workplace during an Election Year and Global Pandemic

Election Season and the Workplace, Part 1: Employee “Free Speech” and Political Activities

Employer “Dislike” Button—Disciplining Employees For Noxious Social Media Posts

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

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The Practical NLRB Advisor - Issue 5, Spring 2017

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