T110's Northern Migration

The_Chieftain:   This subject came up in the car during the commute, so the wife, corporate lawyer, decided to do some digging. Apparently the question of "Can an employer fire someone for being a white supremacist" has not actually been tried out in the courts yet, and nobody is putting money on which way they will jump. Things are a bit easier in DC, WI, PR and AVI, political affiliations are explicitly protected, but in other states, the Jury is still out. Eight Circuit recently held that an employee could not be fired for making racist comments when in a picket line, but the devil is in the details. The employee gets some wiggle room, but the employer gets some as well, depending on exactly what was said and done, and where and when.   In other words, if someone's being violent or throwing bottles etc, then it's quite likely a firing would be sustained. If it's a firing for just marching, however, there is a chance the employer will lose. This will then put the employer between a rock and a hard place.