Be Cautious When Firing Employees Because of Social Media Postings
The recent spate of employee terminations resulting from social media posts after the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk raises questions about what liability such terminations might have for employers. The amount of an employer’s potential liability will be based on whether they are a private or public employer. Background While employees have been fired in the past over their social media posts, the response to Kirk’s killing has been unprecedented in part because of a...