Re: Employer/Employee Rights
I downloaded the "code of ethics" for the company in question and gave it a quick read. Couldn't really find anything that screamed "Ah, there's the reason!"
The closest I could come up with was this: "No Department employee should knowingly act in any way that might reasonably be expected to create an impression or suspicion among the public that he or she may be engaged in conduct violative of his or her trust as a State officer or employee."
But even that's not very precise.
He could try to sue, but I doubt he'd win.
The first amendment is not as all-protective as many wish and hope it is or would be.
People simplify it as "freedom of speech" but that doesn't mean that you can say and do whatever you want without consequences. It just means that you generally won't get arrested for "just words."
(Unless those words are a threat to do harm.)
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