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Home Depot fires employee in a clear violation of the First Amendment
Oct 28th
Recently, a Home Depot employee has been fired for wearing a button on his uniform. The button was not offensive in any way, but rather 
carried a “Under God” message in support of the US troops. Home Depot has said in statement that “The company’s dress code policy states that we do not allow non-company buttons, regardless of their message or content.” Many of us will rightfully see this as a violation of the first amendment – our right to free speech. But who is it that we are angry with?
Can your employer’s policies violate your freedom of speech? If you’ve answered ‘No’, think again! As a matter of fact, according to this publication issued by the US government (USCIS), there is little the Bill of Rights provides that would prevent employers from violating your constitutional freedoms with their policies.
The U.S. Constitution’s free speech protections apply only to action by the government.
According to the Lancaster Law Blog, two instances of case law (Geary v. U.S. Steel Read the rest of this entry »
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