Introduction

Why are professionals getting fired for what they post on their own social media? Some of us have had to learn it the hard way: Your rights as a citizen ≠ your rights as an employee—especially when comes to freedom of speech. It has us asking, “What does at-will employment mean, exactly?” Inspired by the true tale of “Brandon’s” termination over a controversial Linkedin post, we’re joined by Chris Collins (Partner, Labor and Employment Law at Sheppard Mullin) to discuss just that, and what employees can do to protect themselves.