Politics are likely to be a hot topic in the media and at work through the presidential election next year.

It isn’t just Microsoft—companies are adopting a new, harder-line playbook for dealing with political debate at work.

#Impeachment hearings, debates, #Election2020: Political talk in the office is heating up. How can you make sure cooler heads prevail among all your employees?

While private employers are generally free to restrict political speech in the workplace, any employment policies regulating or limiting such speech should be sensitive to speech that is protected ...

Examples include Seattle, Washington, where discrimination based on “political ideology” is prohibited and New Mexico, where discrimination based on political beliefs or views is unlawful.