It is extremely difficult to avoid political discussions or partisan political postings in today’s virtual employment world. Recent employment surveys have shown that since more companies have moved to a telework or virtual employment practice in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, employees admit to reading and posting more political and social activism messages during extended working hours, which has distracted from productivity.

While in other years, employers may have been able to limit in-person political discussions from disrupting the workplace, and required employees in most cases to confine their political activity to off-the-clock hours, with more companies utilizing internet platforms to conduct business meetings and the “work day” shifting in time and place, political “conflicts” within the new workplace environment are more apt to occur and with greater frequency. As such, it is important that private employers establish clear policies, to avoid social media postings from interfering with work productivity and employee teamwork and collaboration.

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