Social MediaOff-duty Employee ActivitiesHR Best PracticesOctober 10, 2017by Stanton LawWhen Employees Engage in Extremist Off-Duty Activity: What is an Employer to Do?
There is little doubt that if an employee spewed hate-filled racist messages in the workplace or wore a Nazi swastika t-shirt to work, the employer would have justification to terminate their employment. Even in the public sector, where employers have First Amendment considerations, it would be hard to conclude that such behavior was constitutionally protected....