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    A man was fired from his job after a photo of him at the deadly Charlottesville white-supremacist rally went viral

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    Now begins the legal dispute as those in attendance at the Charlottesville protest: Can your employer fire you after being outed on Social Media for attending the Charlottesville protest? Is it a PR save?  – PB/TK

    A man was fired from his job after a photo of him at the deadly Charlottesville white-supremacist rally went viral – By Hayley Peterson / Aug 14 2017

    White nationalists who participated in the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend are being identified on social media, and at least one man has lost his job as a result.

    Top Dog, a hot-dog restaurant in Berkeley, California, said it fired Cole White on Saturday after the man was named by a Twitter account devoted to outing rally participants.

    “Effective Saturday 12th August, Cole White no longer works at Top Dog,” read a sign posted outside the restaurant on Sunday. “The actions of those in Charlottesville are not supported by Top Dog. We believe in individual freedom and voluntary association for everyone.”

    Continue to businessinsider.com article: http://www.businessinsider.com/restaurant-fires-man-for-attending-charlottesville-rally-2017-8

     

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