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Fired for My Firearm? I’ll Sue!

 
“As if employers already did not have enough reasons to have to think through termination decisions carefully, here is yet another “trigger” word that should make employers think twice about plans to discipline or fire an employee: guns. Before terminating an employee for bringing one (or more) gun to work, make sure state law does not create rights allowing employees to do bring them to their work location that might allow an employee to sue.

States have been enacting laws in recent years that require employers to allow employees to keep a gun locked in the employee’s car on company property. A federal appeals court that covers Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi recently ruled that an employee who was fired after he parked his truck in the company parking lot with his gun locked inside could sue the company for wrongful termination for a public policy violation created by a Mississippi statute containing one of these laws.”

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John S. (Jack) Lord is a partner and litigation lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He focuses his practice on employment litigation and arbitration cases and has tried matters ranging from breach of contract, disability and national-origin discrimination claims to pregnancy and FMLA claims. Jack works with private and public employers in matters involving labor and employment law compliance.

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John S. Lord, Jr.

Foley & Lardner LLP

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John S. Lord, Jr.

Foley & Lardner LLP

John S. (Jack) Lord is a partner and litigation lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He focuses his practice on employment litigation and arbitration cases and has tried matters ranging from breach of contract, disability and national-origin discrimination claims to pregnancy and FMLA claims. Jack works with private and public employers in matters involving labor and employment law compliance.

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