Free Speech in the American Workplace
eBook - PDF

Free Speech in the American Workplace

From the Dawn of Workers' Rights to the Rise of Social Media

  1. 345 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Free Speech in the American Workplace

From the Dawn of Workers' Rights to the Rise of Social Media

About this book

This book examines the legal and ethical issues that can result when employees express opinions that conflict with those of their employer. It covers seven areas of employment - corporate; government (local, state, and federal); military; law enforcement; K-12 education; college professors and administrators; and sports - to look at case precedent and interrogate how technology has complicated this area of the law and employee-employer relations. Randy Bobbitt argues that, while free speech in the workplace has always been considered controversial, the phenomena of social media has coincided with a sharp increase in cases over the past decade, as disgruntled employees take to online forums to criticize their employers or express controversial opinions. By exploring these cases in both the private and public sectors, Bobbitt also highlights the difference in legal obligation to the protection of free speech between the two and demonstrates how employers in both sectors deviate from these obligations in certain cases. Scholars of communication, media law, labor law, US policy, history, and the first amendment will find this book of particular interest.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1: Legal Framework: The First Amendment, Whistleblowing, and Unionization
  9. Chapter 2: Social Media as the Twenty-First-Century Water Cooler
  10. Chapter 3: Free Speech in Corporate America: Robust Discussion versus Office Harmony
  11. Chapter 4: Free Speech for Governmental Employees: Public Concern versus Personal Grievances
  12. Chapter 5: Free Speech in the Military: Personal Expression versus the Doctrine of Military Necessity
  13. Chapter 6: Free Speech for First Responders: Personal Expression versus Public Confidence
  14. Chapter 7: Free Speech for K–12 Educators: Political Participation versus Political and Legal Considerations
  15. Chapter 8: Free Speech for College Educators: Academic Freedom versus Political and Legal Considerations
  16. Chapter 9: Free Speech in Sports: Fan Engagement versus Team Reputation and Locker Room Harmony
  17. Conclusion
  18. References
  19. Index
  20. About the Author