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Employee Asked to Choose Between Running for Office and Keeping His Job Could Sue

December 21, 2022

Via: SHRM
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Abank employee running for a New York State Assembly seat who was asked to choose between running for office and continuing his employment with the bank could proceed with his lawsuit under New York law, a federal appeals court ruled.

The New York statute in question makes it unlawful for an employer to discharge or discriminate against an employee for engaging in specified political activities outside of work hours. Protected activities expressly include “running for public office.” The lower court dismissed the action before trial.

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