{"id":1273,"date":"2019-06-28T19:51:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T19:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estesthorne.com\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2023-05-18T19:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T19:51:46","slug":"employers-get-informed-on-the-law-surrounding-political-speech-as-presidential-race-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estesthorne.com\/employers-get-informed-on-the-law-surrounding-political-speech-as-presidential-race-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"EMPLOYERS: GET INFORMED ON THE LAW SURROUNDING POLITICAL SPEECH AS PRESIDENTIAL RACE HEATS UP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Employers enforcing a \u201cno political expression ever\u201d policy is not very realistic these days. However, as the 2020 presidential campaign heats up, employers would be wise to make it clear to employees what the expectations are with regard to political speech and expression during work hours, says Dallas attorney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.estesthornecarr.com\/attorneys\/monica-narvaez\"><strong>Monica Narvaez<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstituting a political expression policy has two primary benefits,\u201d says Ms. Narvaez, a labor and employment partner at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.estesthornecarr.com\/\">Estes Thorne &amp; Carr<\/a>. \u201cFirst, it educates employees on what is expected of them because, as private sector employees, they do not have complete free speech rights in the workplace. Second, it provides clear, written direction that explains the parameters, or outright limitations, on speech and expression so that if discussions lead to disputes or complaints, the employer has a concrete policy on which to address the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to traditional \u201cwork time\u201d expectations, policies should also address social media discussions that happen both on and off the clock. \u201cFor most employers, what an employee posts to social media is not actionable. However, if the employee carries an online political dispute into work the next day or if online speech is weaponized to harass or threaten a co-worker or customer, it most certainly needs to be investigated and addressed under the employer\u2019s policies,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is that managers and supervisors will see employee posts. Either because they are \u2018friends\u2019 with employees, following employees\u2019 feeds, or a post is brought to their attention. Employers must then walk the fine line between addressing any inappropriate political speech while not violating the employee\u2019s right to discuss the terms and conditions of their employment or discriminating against them because of their beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information or to set up an interview, contact Rhonda Reddick at\u00a0<\/em><em>800-559-4534\u00a0<\/em><em>or\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:rhonda@androvett.com\"><em>rhonda@androvett.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employers enforcing a \u201cno political expression ever\u201d policy is not very realistic these days. However, as the 2020 presidential campaign heats up, employers would be wise to make it clear to employees what the expectations are with regard to political speech and expression during work hours, says Dallas attorney\u00a0Monica Narvaez. \u201cInstituting a political expression policy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EMPLOYERS: GET INFORMED ON THE LAW SURROUNDING POLITICAL SPEECH AS PRESIDENTIAL RACE HEATS UP - Estes Thorne Ewing &amp; Payne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/estesthorne.com\/employers-get-informed-on-the-law-surrounding-political-speech-as-presidential-race-heats-up\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EMPLOYERS: GET INFORMED ON THE LAW SURROUNDING POLITICAL SPEECH AS PRESIDENTIAL RACE HEATS UP - Estes Thorne Ewing &amp; Payne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Employers enforcing a \u201cno political expression ever\u201d policy is not very realistic these days. 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