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Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Constitutional Civil Rights, Constitutional Rights, Employee Rights, Free Speech | November 21, 2016
Can I protest Trump (or any President) at work? In Connecticut, yes you can. We have a law that prohibits… Continue reading Can You Protest Trump at Work?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Constitutional Rights, Employee Rights, Free Speech | September 16, 2015
Generally speaking, state statutes, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and Article First, Sec. 4 of the Connecticut Constitution… Continue reading Free speech in the workplace- can you or can’t you?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Employer Retaliation, Free Speech, National Labor News | November 22, 2013
No. Employees have a legal right in this country to organize, form unions, and strike. It is illegal to retaliate… Continue reading Can My Boss Retaliate Against Me for Striking?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Constitutional Rights, Employee Rights, Free Speech, Newsletters | July 2, 2013
Can my employer make me display an American flag at my workstation? Believe it or not, the answer is yes. … Continue reading Displaying an American Flag at Work
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Free Speech, Newsletters, Unions | July 27, 2012
Can my employer prevent me from wearing more than one (eight?) pro union button? Yes. The Second Circuit just… Continue reading Pro-Union Button Limit
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Free Speech, Miscellaneous | April 10, 2012
Can the Marlins suspend Ozzie Guillen for praising Castro? Recently, the Manager of the Miami Marlins major league baseball… Continue reading Miami Marlins Manager Suspended for Castro remarks
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Free Speech, Newsletters, Wrongful Termination | March 11, 2011
CAN MY EMPLOYER FIRE ME FOR HAVING A BUMPER STICKER THAT SAYS “HAVE YOU DRUGGED YOUR KID TODAY?” Evidently, they… Continue reading Fired for Bumper Sticker
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Free Speech, Newsletters, Wrongful Termination | February 4, 2011
CAN I BE FIRED FOR HOLDING AN UNPOPULAR POLITICAL OPINION? https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/world/middleeast/201101-egypt-protest-gallery/?ref=world These pictures of protesters in Egypt bring to… Continue reading Termination for Political Opinion
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Free Speech, Newsletters, Wrongful Termination | November 12, 2010
Can my boss fire me for trashing him on Facebook? That depends. If you are an at-will employee and say something… Continue reading Social Media Privacy
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