Employment-law attorneys are warning employees to be careful what they say, tweet and write publicly in light of recent job offers being rescinded, and employees getting fired for expressing political views. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story.
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00:00Employment law attorneys are warning employees to be careful what they say, tweet and write
00:05publicly in light of recent job offers being rescinded and employees getting fired for
00:11expressing political views. Market Watch reports the increasingly polarized political climate
00:17within the US has meant regardless of the commentary Trump, Biden, Israel or Palestine,
00:23public statements have consequences. Several respected law firms rescinded job offers to
00:29Harvard and Columbia graduates who had signed letters or fronted organizations that said
00:34Israeli policy was responsible for the October 7 attacks by Hamas terrorists. Law firm Winston
00:41& Strawn rescinded an employment offer to a New York University law student who wrote in a student
00:47bar association newsletter that Israel bears full responsibility for the Hamas terrorist attack.
00:53The site reiterates state laws vary on employee rights and political expression.