Most of the states in the U.S. exercise at-will employment rules. That is, a company can fire an employee for any reason, unless the issue at hand is protected by law, like gender, race, religion, national origin, or disability.
This means that it could be legal for your employer to fire you over your political leanings. And that’s not the only area. In a piece for Yahoo! HotJobs, Larry Buhl writes about five key areas where a company may scrutinize. According to Buhl, they are:
Smoking, drinking, and overeating. Due to the cost of health insurance, more and more employers view “unhealthy” habits as a threat to their bottom line.
Risky behavior. Likewise, a company might see your bungee jumping hobby as a liability.
Speech. Will your employer consider your blogging to be destructive griping?
Political activity. Volunteering for Obama could be trouble if you have a pro-McCain boss, and vice versa.
clipped from: blogs.techrepublic.com.com