Quick! Someone tell KMA - There's hope after all...

There's nothing so irritating as an asshole (in this case, me) who is actually right on something. I'll try to tone it down.

I Swear to F*cking God I didn't sleep through ALL of Law School!!! ;) Well, OK, I slept through a lot of CivPro (The permutations of the Erie Doctrine made me want to swallow a pistol), and Environmental law, but that's because they were more boring than watching paint dry while coked to the gills.

The only restriction a private employer has on its employees is confidential information about how they do business, trade secrets, and private info. But you can't fire someone for speaking out about proposed ideas and projects. How are you ever going to get diversifying and quality ideas, constructive criticism is good for business. In college, I majored in business (finance, specifically) and groupthink was never an idea that was hailed good for business by our professors or textbooks. Asking questions and asking your employees no matter how far down the ladder are valuable to getting a well-round of good ideas.

Hasn't this already been resolved here?

I am under the impression that it was agreed upon that the employer was acting within their rights.

Whether you (or I) agree with those rights is a different issue.

No, a business CAN fire someone for speaking out... it's not SMART, but they CAN.