What You Need to Know

• Appeals court affirms dismissal of suit by woman who was fired for online postings critical of Black Lives Matter.
• Courts have not held that a private employer that encroaches on an individual's constitutional rights to free speech violates a mandate of public policy.
• The employee's right to speak her mind did not outweigh her employer's right to promote an inclusive, nondivisive environment for its clients and employees.

A health care company did not infringe on the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution when it fired an employee for posting negative remarks about Black Lives Matter on Facebook, a New Jersey appeals court ruled.

The employee’s right to speak her mind did not outweigh her employer’s right to promote an inclusive, nondivisive environment for its clients and employees, the appeals court ruled when it affirmed a trial court ruling upholding the dismissal.

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