Kneeling During The National Anthem: The Debate (https://goo.gl/gHY4DT)

You might have heard the discussion recently about #NFL players kneeling during the singing of the National Anthem. If you are scratching your head wondering what we are talking about then let us bring you up to speed. During a recent football game, players from the Seattle Seahawks and the Dallas Cowboys took a knee during the national anthem to protest social injustice and police relations with the African-American community.

Later, a debate began after President Trump tweeted suggesting those who knelt during the singing of the national anthem should be fired.

So, is it a fireable offense?

This debate has sparked our attention and the legal questions that it brings up.

Firstly, under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution individuals have the right to exercise free speech. So, in this case, the players who kneeled during the national anthem are protected under the First Amendment.

However, it does bring into question did the players break an employment law? Our recent blog entry goes into more detail:

Under the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, or CBA, with the NFL Player's Association, all individuals covered by the CBA can be terminated when they engage in "conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the National Football League." Arguably, this would include those who kneel during the national anthem. However, terminating a player for taking a knee during the national anthem while not terminating other players who engage in severe off-field activity like sexual assault and drug possession would open a major court case.

This case shows just how complex employment law can be. If you want to find out more, click the link above to read our blog post.

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