Focus (Forum & Focus)
Dec. 15, 2007
Free Speech’s Workplace Limits
Employment Column - By J. Scott Tiedemann and Brian Pellis - Public employees present a unique challenge for their employers: When does disciplining them for improper speech cross the line into a First Amendment violation?
By J. Scott Tiedemann
and Brian Pellis
While the labor movement is struggling to survive in many industries, it is thriving in law enforcement, where the right to free speech meets the chain of command. When law enforcement employees publicly criticize their employers, departments must make difficult decisions regarding when the criticism is protected by the First Amendment and when it constitutes insubo...
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