He should sue for wrongful dismissal but would he win? Freedom of speech? Only if it says what is “right”.
He should sue for wrongful dismissal but would he win? Freedom of speech? Only if it says what is “right”.
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Your Freedom of Speech can only be abridged by the government. Employers in most Conservative states have the right to fire you for wearing the wrong color shirt to work (as it should be) let alone what you might say that’s contrary to company policy. Unfortunately with social media anything you do or say is carried over from your personal life to your professional life. Something you might have said 20 years ago to your neighbor is now flashed across the world on Facebook, Twitter, or whatever other garbage site people glom on to. Rather than boycott ESPN (which I don’t watch anyway) everyone should be boycotting Facebook. Let’s get back to talking to our friends versus hundreds of strangers that are called “friends.”
The Bill of Rights only protects against government action. Therefore, there is no right of free speech in a private company.