For your complete assignment, write a narrative essay in APA format (minimum 1200 words in the narrative) in which the questions below are addressed. Base the response on scholarly sources; do not simply restate the material in the text and Attend lecture. Remember to use the third person. Cite a minimum of three scholarly (peer reviewed) articles (at least one minimum for each question below). Your textbook can be one of them. Do not use websites other than the library databases. Cite the sources in APA format with in-text citations, as appropriate. Include a single labeled reference list at the end of the narrative. Please remember that meeting the minimum will not earn full credit. 1. A private employer had a policy on the “appropriate use of social media” which stated that employees could not post material on social media accounts that identified them as employees of the organization and presented or advocated positions that directly contradicted the ethics of the organization. The organization had a very detailed value statement that declared the organization was a supporter of human rights for all people without regard to gender, race, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, or disability. All employees were given a copy of the policy. An employee who had a Facebook page reposted a Tweet from a politician stating that non-citizens should have no human rights if they were in the country illegally. Another employee forwarded a screenshot of the post to the Human Resources department. The Human Resource department investigated and concluded the post violated the policy. The employee responded that the post was protected by the First Amendment. The organization terminated the employee. 1. Did the employer violate the employee’s First Amendment rights? 2. The employee later said that the employer’s action fell under the public policy exception to employment at will because it restricted the employee’s participation in the political process. Would the public policy exception apply?
