A company decided to pass a policy banning cell phones on their property. A group of employees collected signatures to protest. Many of the co-workers who signed the petition were later fired because the petition was deemed disruptive.
A. The employees sued the company, claiming their employer violated their constitutional rights. What is the likely outcome of this lawsuit?
B. The employees will win because the Constitution prevents them from being fired without due process.
The employees will win because the Constitution guarantees the right to speak freely on a cell phone.
C. The company will win because their employees were guilty of slander.
D. The company will win because the company is a private business and speech can have consequences.
My answer is D.
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I agree, the company might win on the grounds that they are a private company and can regulate the conduct of employees on company property. Not necessarily over speech issues.
So then the answer would be C.
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id say it is C- The company will win because their employees were guilty of slander. :)