With election season in full swing, employers may wish to review our updated Guide to Political Discourse in the Workplace. CWC’s Guide reviews the major areas of risk related to workplace policies on political discourse. The guide reviews the requirements of the National Labor Relations Act, which protects political speech related to employment issues; and federal non-discrimination laws, which allow employers to regulate offensive speech in the workplace. The Guide also contains a high-level summary of state and local laws that further protect employee speech.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, can read more here.