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This isn't true, political opinions aren't a protected class in the US.

• MattGaiser 5y ago
  It seems to be in some places like California. https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/labor/harassment/political-retaliation/ https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/labor/harassment/political-reta...
  • foota 5y ago
    Interesting, I didn't know that! I wonder whether restricting the expression of only political topics at work infringes on this.
    • gnicholas 5y ago
      My understanding is that it would not infringe, so long as it is a party-agnostic policy.
      • foota 5y ago
        That seems weird to me, since shouldn't political activity include at work?
• stephc_int13 5y ago
  Wow.
  • shock-value 5y ago
    It literally isn’t. The phrase “protected class” has a specific legal definition in the United States. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group#United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group#United_State...
    • PeterisP 5y ago
      Yeah, it isn't, but that's a bit surprising since in many other places the same specific legal definition explicitly does include political affiliation for obvious reasons e.g. so that the employers couldn't fire someone for being a member of some labor rights or communist party or even a candidate from them.
    • gnopgnip 5y ago
      It is in several states including CA and NY, where most tech firms are located.
• throwaway3699 5y ago
  Legality is not the same as morality. Remember that slaves were not a protected class at one point. A coarse analogy, I admit, but it's true: we can change this to include politics if necessary.