[TexasGunLover]

at least as of now, it’s not illegal to be a jackass or a racist. I would think that he has grounds to seek damages from the employer. I may not want to be friends with this guy, but his rights were just violated and he was financially harmed at the same time. the only real exceptions are public officials/cops, etc who are expected to be full time representatives of their employer

Most companies have rules in their employee handbooks against such behavior.

[smalltownslick]

PR and Marketing firms might be especially sensitive about anything that reflects badly on them. On the other hand he didn’t use his real name on his Facebook page, so how many people were aware it was him?

[FunkyZero]

and the reason your company is allowed to monitor and control your behavior outside of work by threatening your job is that we have accepted it. where do you draw the line? some are refusing to employ people for smoking.. at home. a line was crossed a long time ago and people just accept it. what happens if your employer deems your comments on FR to not be inline with company direction or philosophy? would you feel differently about that?

Listen, I'm not a proponent of racism and as I stated before, I think the guy and his "buddies" are jackasses. But there is a point to be made here. employers often step into bounds where they don't belong and this is one of those cases AFAIK