[mirkwood]

It's work. Put your sticker on your house or car. When at work...how about..hmmm..WORKING.

[frogjerk]

It's work. Put your sticker on your house or car. When at work...how about..hmmm..WORKING.

The employee at a private Orange County company works at an office where co-workers are allowed to have personal, religious and political messages in their cubicles.

Yes, hanging a bumper sticker in my cubical stops me from working for about 5 seconds. Damn, I'm a theif....

[ShadowAce]

The employee at a private Orange County company works at an office where co-workers are allowed to have personal, religious and political messages in their cubicles.

Isn't he allowed the same rights as his co-workers?

[Vicomte13]

Yes, it's work.

But the lawyers are correct.

IF the employer allows SOME people to post political messages in their cubicle, the employer loses the power to prevent OTHER people from posting political messages in theirs, so long as the messages are not obscene.

Employers have the right to say "NO politics or displays of religion at work." That is perfectly legal and legitimate. But they do not have the right, if they allow some of it, to ban others of it. Once the door is opened, it's opened. The employee will win his case, because the employer does not have a leg to stand on here.

[doc30]

The point is that the employer permits free religious and political expression by employees in their cubicles. This employee was singled out because the employer objected to the content of the expression for that employee. Either all employees can take part in this expression, or none can. It's hypocritical and illegal to be selective. That's what the lawsuit is about. If the employer was smart, all such expressions would be barred. Then there is no chance of lawsuits. Except that the warm and fuzzy sociologists would spew the propaganda that free expression like this enhances morale. Well, it kills morale when people get fired over it.

There is probably more to the story. This employee m ay have been a confrontaitonal, angery, in your face-type about the issue and the other employees didn't like that.

[Balding_Eagle]

Read the article before posting.

OTHERS were allowed to put up those kinds of posters, but with different messages..

I hope he is suing for large money, that's the only way word will get around, and put a stop to this kind of thing.

[RightOnline]

"It's work. Put your sticker on your house or car. When at work...how about..hmmm..WORKING."

The article clearly stated (if you'd have read it) that the company allowed such things in cubicles; expressions of political affiliation, what have you.

Ten bucks says the guy's supervisor is gay.

[longtermmemmory]

It is a work environment where such statements are allowed. IOW if he had put pro-homosexuals statements or a homo-flag, it would have been ok.

Only THESE particular views were singled out.

Even so, you can't discriminate against the man just because he is christian. That is where the demotion comes in.