Fisher & Phillips, LLP managing partner Todd Fredrickson, was recently featured in an article on Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM): Most people have an opinion when it comes to politics. So should employers and HR managers keep such talk out of the workplace?
They can’t, experts say, since attempting to ban political discussions is not only illegal, but also impossible to enforce from a practical perspective. But employers still have a responsibility to make sure workers feel comfortable at work. And it’s a delicate balance, employment lawyers say, because one person’s free speech is another person’s loud-mouthed bullying.
