Labor/Employment
Oct. 28, 2020
Employers can urge workers to support political causes, within limits
A lawsuit, which identified a proposed class of 200,000 drivers, alleged Uber pressured them to vocally support Proposition 22 by saying they could lose their jobs if the ballot measure doesn’t pass on Nov. 3.
Do partisan politics belong in the workplace? As next week's presidential election draws closer, and deep political divisions look to persist long after the ballots have been counted, the question has been front and center for employers and workers across the nation.
But a proposed class action Uber drivers filed against the company last week has introduced a novel angle to the issue. While conversations to date have largely focused...
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