First Amendment/Employment Law Webinar
Public Employees’ Private Social Media Speech: First Amendment Considerations for Government Employers News of online campaigns pressuring employers to fire employees who made controversial posts to their private social media accounts flooded our feeds in 2025. While private employers have nearly boundless leeway to fire employees for speech that they disagree with, government employers’ options are limited because of the First Amendment. This CLE will give government lawyers necessary information to aid their determination if a government employee’s speech on...