Description: This book examines both the legal and ethical issues that can arise when employees express opinions that conflict with those of their employer through analysis of cases across seven different sectors of employment.
Brief description: Randy Bobbitt is an independent researcher and holds a PhD in communication law and policy from Bowling Green State University.
Review Quotes:
"Randy Bobbitt pulls together fascinating legal and management history to produce an informed contemporary take on freedom of expression in and around the workplace. This is a lucid and well-sourced account of how workers' free speech rights are precarious and quite variable, depending on where and how you work. Especially engaging are chapters exploring particular contexts - the free speech landscape for those in military service, first responders, educators, and professional athletes." --Bruce Barry, Professor, Vanderbilt University, USA, and Author of Speechless: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace (2007)
"Most Americans think about free speech as a fundamental pillar of our society. How much do those free speech rights change for working Americans with a boss? The answer may surprise you-and Free Speech in the American Workplace provides an accessible summary of the free speech rights workers across different sectors of the economy hold in light of a mix of legal rulings, state and federal laws, and corporate practices." --Alexander W. Hertel-Fernandez, Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Government, Columbia University, USA