Political Speech in the Workplace
Duration : 60 Minutes
Susan Fahey Desmond,
Susan Fahey Desmond is a principal with Jackson Lewis P.C. which has offices across the United States. Ms. Desmond has been representing management in all areas of labor and employment law for over 30 years. A noted author and speaker, Ms. Desmond is listed in Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment law a Read more
The year of 2020 until now has been a difficult time. The United States has been forced to deal with COVID-19, riots, and movements such as Black Lives Matter. Can an employer regulate individuals’ political views? Should the employer regulate political views? The answers are not easy both from a legal and business standpoint.
Course Objectives:
• To discuss how political speech has become an issue in the workplace more so than ever before
• Understanding the legal ramifications of regulating employee speech.
• Understanding the practical ramifications of regulating employee speech.
Why Should You Attend:
Employers need to understand their legal obligations to their employees who request reasonable accommodation under the American with Disabilities Act. Additionally and learn how to avoid litigation and other complaints arising from the denial of accommodation requests such as telecommuting arrangements, predictable work shifts, reassignment or transfer, and leaves of absence.
Course Outline:
• What is political speech?
• Is there a difference between political speech and religious speech?
• Why private and governmental employers have different concerns.
• Your obligation not to discriminate when addressing political speech that does not align with your company values.
• Can political speech ever be protected activity?
• National Labor Relations Act concerns
What You Get:
• Training Materials
• Live Q&A Session with our Expert
• Participation Certificate
• Access to Signup Community (Optional)
• Reward Points
Who Will Benefit:
• Human Resource Managers / Administration
• Risk Managers
• Benefit Specialists
• Supervisors
• Business Owners
• General Managers
• Controllers/ CFOs / Financial Managers
• Company owners
• Presidents and CEO's
• Human Resource Directors
• Managers
Please reach us at 1-888-844-8963 for any further assistance or if you wish to register
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