May 31, 2017, The Washington Post

Lindsay Burke is quoted by The Washington Post in an article regarding employee rights when it comes to off-duty political activity. Commenting on whether freedom of speech protections offer job protections for nongovernment workers, Burke says, "[I]f it's a private employer, there's no particular freedom of speech." She adds, "There are no particular First ...

November 7, 2016, Agenda

Barbara Hoffman and Lindsay Burke are quoted in an Agenda article regarding the SEC’s continued interest in restrictive confidentiality agreements that could deter employees from reporting company violations to authorities.  According to Hoffman, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration administers a number of whistle-blowing programs for federal ...

October 21, 2016, The Washington Post

Lindsay Burke and Robert Lenhard are quoted in a Washington Post article regarding laws governing political communications in the workplace. According to Burke employees of private companies are often surprised they don’t have the First Amendment rights they do outside the workplace. She adds that although companies can’t prohibit workers from talking about ...