• Charlie Kirk's death is the latest workplace flash point facing employers. • Some companies are disciplining employees who discussed Kirk's death on social media. • Nasdaq and Office Depot fired staffers this week.
In the days since Charlie Kirk's death, some companies have been forced to navigate a delicate situation: employees sharing their personal views about the conservative activist in public.
For employers, those remarks highlight the growing challenge of balancing free expression with corporate values and workplace harmony.
Major corporations like Microsoft and Delta Air Lines are taking action against employees who have made social media posts critical of Kirk's own views, or even ones celebrating his death, which could be considered a violation of company values.
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