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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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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
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They Said What? First Amendment Issues in 2020
Political and Controversial Activity in the Workplace [More with McGlinchey Ep. 11]
Politics at Work
After spending the last six months in their districts, New York State legislators have returned to Albany, and the 2026 legislative session is now underway. Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her State of the State address and...more
The FCC has issued a Public Notice providing guidance that partially upends a longstanding interpretation of the requirement that broadcasters provide equal opportunities to opposing political candidates....more
In a not all that surprising development for those who monitor Chairman Carr’s pronouncements, the FCC’s Media Bureau today released a “Guidance on Political Equal Opportunities Requirement for Broadcast Television Stations”...more
From the inauguration of the new presidential administration to the conclusion of the recent government shutdown, we saw no shortage of consequential political events in 2025....more
As we close out 2025 and look to 2026, I surveyed some of my fellow partners in the labor and employment group and asked them to answer two questions...more
Eighth Circuit Vacates NLRB Ruling and Allows Company Prohibition of BLM Logo on Company Uniform - Home Depot v. NLRB, ___ F.4th ___ (8th Cir. Nov. 6, 2025), involved an appeal of a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...more
As a year defined by rapid legal and regulatory shifts draws to a close, employers continue to face new and complex challenges. From the surge in pay transparency class actions to the accelerating regulation of artificial...more
In a northeast suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Home Depot employees alleged that the company permitted racially intolerant behavior by co-workers in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, which occurred less than 7...more
Hosts Tina Emerson and Chris Kouri sit down with Marvin Price, Executive Vice President of Economic Development at the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce and a Board Member of the NC Economic Development Association (NCEDA). With...more
The Campbell’s Company and CSC Brands LP recently resolved a trademark infringement lawsuit against Michigan congressional candidate Shelby Nicole Campbell and her “Campbell for Congress” campaign, which used imagery closely...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated and remanded a 2024 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that found Home Depot violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by prohibiting an employee from...more
Political speech in the workplace has continued to be a hot topic since the 2024 elections. “Political speech” can be defined as an expression of political views, affiliation, or activities within a professional setting. One...more
As the legal landscape for 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations faces potential change, “The Lobby Bar” podcast dives into why they are the “hot new toy” for government affairs professionals, as well as some of their...more
Although employers cannot routinely rely on “special circumstances” to restrict employee expression in the workplace, a recent federal court decision confirmed that employees’ rights in this area are not unlimited....more
States are increasingly enacting so-called foreign-influence laws, which generally fall into one of two categories: some are designed to restrict foreign political spending — extending beyond or restating the ban on...more
The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals just handed employers a significant win yesterday by vacating a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision involving an employee who displayed the letters “BLM” (for “Black Lives...more
With employee political speech becoming an increasing concern, employers in New York are reminded of the New York Legal Activities Law, which, among other things, offers protections to employees based on certain off-duty...more
The 2025 election season may have slipped under your radar, which is no surprise given it’s an off-year election – wedged between last year’s nationwide showdown and the 2026 midterms just around the corner. However, this...more
Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot for Manufacturers, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the manufacturing sector....more
Don’t you sometimes wonder what our gloriously elected leaders, our pontifical talking heads and all those sundry government officials, political wannabes and honorable this’s and thats actually think when they say what they...more
Escalating culture war conflicts and heightened tensions can spill into the workplace when employee conduct relates to national and global political controversies. Whether in the office, through the virtual workplace, or via...more
Can a political slogan be too vulgar for school, even if it never actually uses a bad word? That was the question before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in B.A. v. Tri County Area Schools (Oct. 14, 2025), a...more
As the political climate becomes increasingly volatile, employers may expect their employees to engage in political discourse both within and outside the workplace. Even if it occurs off-duty or online, such discourse could...more
An expanding wave of state legislation is redefining how foreign corporate ownership and influence are treated with respect to political and issue speech. Over the past two years, numerous states have advanced measures to...more
It doesn’t take much these days for a brand or organization to become the target of political outrage from employees or the general public. A comment from leadership, an advertising campaign, or even an employee’s social...more