[Voteamerica]

I don't think that's correct. Not these days anyway. Once one is hired its pretty tough to 'legally' fire someone. And I'm fairly sure you have to show cause for dismissal like; theft, incompetence, financial downsizing, etc. But voting isn't one of them. The EEOC kind of frowns on that sort of stuff. And if you'll recall the EEOC even made Hooters hire men waiters. If the EEOC can do that they can do almost anything regarding 'employees rights'.

Bottom line is that 'your business' isn't any longer yours.

The Hooter’s example was discrimination against someone because of their gender, making the issue one of a protected class. Religion, age and ethnic origin place one in a protected class, which only means that they can’t be fired for those reasons (this is where it really is hard to fire someone even with cause). Unions also make it almost impossible to fire someone with or without cause.

However, political affiliation does not place one in a protected class, making their employment at will. You can chose to believe that unless you are in a protected class you can successfully sue your employer for firing you, and good luck. In the real world employers are allowed to fire people just because they don’t like them. Those people may sue, but they lose.

[ko_kyi]

Political affiliation is a protected class in federal employment as of 1998 IIRC.

Bubba wanted to make sure some of his sycophants stayed in the gov't.

[monday]

"In the real world employers are allowed to fire people just because they don’t like them."

Not if you don't want your unemployment premiums to go up. In arbitration you had better have a good reason for firing someone (and just because "you don't like them" or because "they are Republican" isn't good enough)or they will collect benefits and your government mandated unemployment premiums will go up.