Sam Schwartz-Fenwick Quoted by HR Dive on Employer Social Media Policies in Wake of High-Profile Firings

HR Dive quoted partner Sam Schwartz-Fenwick in its article, “Firings related to Charlie Kirk comments highlight need for social media policies,” published on September 19. Schwartz-Fenwick discussed how employers are navigating reputational risks and legal considerations when responding to employee social media activity.

 “Things that are said outside of work very often become relevant at work… for a lot of employers, there is no greater value than having a culture of free speech and broad discourse at work, and there’s a lot of reluctance to try to wind that down. Employers with those views might want to have a very narrowly tailored policy that would just be limited to statements that would violate the anti- harassment or discrimination policy.”

The full article is available here.