(from Society for Human Resource Management) Employees don't have a constitutional right to free speech at work, but employers still need to be aware of federal and state laws that protect workers' speech in certain situations. The First Amendment guarantees citizens the protection of free speech from intrusion by the federal government, not private companies. But that doesn't mean that businesses can curb all employee speech. For instance, private-sector employees have the right to engage in concerted activity under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This applies to workers in both union and nonunion settings. The NLRA protects employees' right to discuss the terms and conditions of their employment, as well as unlawful conduct in the workplace.
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