As we approach the upcoming national elections, employers must be proactive in managing potential political discussions within the workplace. Domenique Camacho Moran highlights the importance of recognizing that political conversations in the workplace are part of a broader set of issues in recent GlobeSt article “How Firms Can Handle Heated Political Conversations in an Election Year.”
From the article:
“For business owners in the middle market, it’s almost always personal,” Domenique Moran, a partner at the law firm Farrell Fritz, tells GlobeSt.com. “As law has developed, those issues have become more complex.”
“There are peaks and valleys in the activity in most workplaces that mirror the peaks and valleys we’re seeing more broadly in the U.S.,” she says. “I have started to prepare employers for what is likely to be a rocky summer with fairly high peaks during political conventions. For employers, it used to be that what was happening outside stayed outside, and that line has blurred significantly.”.
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