David Barron, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment department, discusses how to navigate the legal minefield of politics in the workplace in Law360. Many employees mistakenly believe they have a right to free speech at work under the First Amendment. Private employers, however, are not bound by the First Amendment and can lawfully limit employee speech. Simply, if an employer wants to make the workplace a “no politics zone” it has the legal right to do so.
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