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Originally Posted by MrLabGuy
Case in point...If a man and woman are swingers and post videos of themselves on the Internet in swinger chat rooms does that give their employer a right to fire them if that information were to be exposed? Clearly what they are doing is offensive to some; however, what they do in their private lives should not matter.
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Good case - but it could very well matter, depending on your employer. Many employers, either private families who own all the stock in the company (e.g. J&J) or shareholders, have the right to create policies and guidelines dictating acceptable behavior. If they feel an employee is seen as a representative of the company both on and off company property, then they have the right to request you honor the reputation of the company whenever you're in public. Don't like it - don't work there... I could very well see Disney firing the guy who plays Prince Charming every day in the Magic Kingdom parade just because he was filmed in consentual relations and it's now on the Internet. It reflects poorly on the company.
10-20-2007, 01:16 AM
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