VA is a right to work state, I think.

That being said - good for her!

that support them. That is usually addressed by state law. The issue you're referring to is "at will" employment, which is the national understanding of employment without contracts.

comes to the terms of employment, I suppose you could argue what you're saying. But the two phrases describe different things and to conflate the two is lazy and incorrect.

But the fact remains, she most likely will not have a case.

Under the doctrine of employment at will the employer can literally say: “I am firing you because I want to. There is no reason.”

There is no recourse unless they break some other law, such as discrimination based on race, disability, age, etc.

Employees can be fired for any reason or no reason. I have known people to be fired because they didn't fit in with the culture.

I hate that they get to enjoy the benefits, but don't have to join and pay dues. Why is it that way? Same with teachers here in Michigan. If they don't want to join, why aren't they on their own? That sucks big time.

... "social media policies" are lenient for conservatives who run afoul of the rules, but strictly enforced for liberals. I think she's got a case that should be pursued.

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At least four people have lost their jobs and several more are under scrutiny following the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend.

Duck Show Dude? Fire his ass!

her male co-worker used the pic and called her a fucking libtard and he was reprimanded, deleted the pic and that was that.

She actually has no one to blame but herself.

This drives me nuts every time I see it.

The bill of rights is a limit on the government, not you, or your employer, or Bob down the street.

Really they are that upset about that?

have her on their staff. There is the double standard based on gender AGAIN. She was fired while a male coworker did worse and kept his job. The employer is most likely a fan of the moron in chief.

...Once potential employers can google your name and find your identity attached to something controversial, many will weigh if hiring you is going to be worth the headache; the boycotts, harassment, etc. that doing so will bring to them.

Might be easier to simply move on to the next applicant; the one that didn't flip off the President of the United States and post the image to their Facebook account.

It seems more like a flash in the pan that everyone will forget after a few days. What about getting the job done?

I'm glad I'm self employed. FFS, how is it productive for a company to pay people to snoop on Facebook?

Any good employment attorney would have a field day with it.

Any good employment attorney would probably tell her she doesn't have a case.

Employment in Virginia, as in virtually all states, is at-will, meaning that an employer can fire an employee for any reason, or for no reason at all, unless there is a contract term limiting the employer's termination rights, which is rare.

And so it doesn't go out of context, this would not be a discriminatory reason.

So many people think it is.

California, Colorado, New York, North Dakota and Louisiana.

No one's arrested me yet.

SCREW him and all his family@!!

I applaud her.

On a different note, I do wonder how anyone could be allowed to be alongside a presidential motorcade. I thought they clear the roads of everyone.

What a country.

somebody would fire the man who made fun of a disabled journalist - oh, wait, THAT'S OUR PRESIDENT!

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-s-worst-offense-mocking-disabled-reporter-poll-finds-n627736

I guess that's not showing "disrespect"...............

Makes me ill that employers will fire a person for opinions they express on their own damn time.

Done.

she wasn't at work

she wasn't representing her company

she was expressing her personal political views

exist in every state with only small exceptions relating to contracts, appear to apply in this case.

but that she can't be arrested for her speech.

The bill of rights is about a limit ON GOVERNMENT.

that apply to them when they work. Read your employee handbook and understand state and federal laws.

.. let's say you have a business, and you find out one of your employees was in nazi regalia carrying a swastika and goose stepping while shouting racial slurs. You find this out when his picture and name appear on the front page of a national newspaper.

Are you really telling me that you'd endorse a system that makes you keep employing him, even as you face boycotts, hate mail, crank calls, etc?

Really?



Or would it only magically apply to positions that you hold?

You know you'd fire him. As I expected, a 'but, but, but that's diiiiiferent!' response.

Both are protected 'speech'. (Protected from government interference, as the first amendment only applies to the govt.)

And first amendment on the back. I would buy several.

But she would need the permission for commercial use of the photo. That could be a deal-breaker, unfortunately.

Male colleague made ugly political commentary ("libtards", etc.) in a way that linked it to the company name. He was allowed to erase the post and keep his job.

The woman, Juli Briskman, did not associate the company or company name in any way with her facebook post. She was fired.

Akima LLC aligned itself with Republicon Presidential politics.
Alignment of companies with government politics is a hallmark of fascism.
Firing some for political views & not others is a hallmark of fascism.

Seems the guys can do it but not the gals.




....Briskman, who worked in marketing and communications at Akima for just over six months, said she emphasized to the executives that she wasn’t on the job when the incident happened and that her social media pages don’t mention her employer. They told her that because Akima was a government contractor, the photo could hurt their business, she said.

Virginia is an employment-at-will state, meaning employers can fire people anytime and for any reason. But Briskman said what’s been particularly infuriating is that a male colleague kept his job after recently posting lewd comments on his Facebook page that featured Akima LLC as his cover photo. She said this colleague was reprimanded for calling someone “a fucking Libtard asshole” on Facebook, but was allowed to delete the post and keep his job.


“How is that any less ‘obscene’ than me flipping off the president?” she asked. “How is that fair?”

He didn't. (At the time.)

That would at least be fair

scoops her up based on her tenacity and opposition to a fascist!

according to the FEC filings it was for $100.00, but still they gave $100.00 dollars.

http://docquery.fec.gov/pres/2016/30G/C00580100/A_EMPLOYER_C00580100.html

This is what the sexual predator said and did on a tape........................

Your double standard should be called out, you donated to a man that said and did this to a woman......................as some conquest of a joke, bravado or some malignant accomplishment...............

That is all.

The support people get, the connections, the romances that are born from it. I've had a lot of very positive but that's also because I put positive into it, not negative.

that's how it usually works

Deplorable behavior on their behalf.

Boycott.

Or occupation - whatever she does, there are likely more employers that would hire her because of her action.

This lady needs to find another job