If a few pending laws are passed, employers in some states soon won’t be allowed to tell employees to keep firearms off of company property. Will your state be next?
Last fall, the Oklahoma Supreme Court granted employers the authority to enforce no-gun policies for employees on company property, even if a gun is legally owned by an employee. But that hasn’t stopped several other states from trying to pass legislation that allows employees to bring guns on employer premises.
For instance, Florida has just passed a law that makes it illegal for people and businesses to bar people from bringing legally-owned firearms onto their property. For employers, that means workers are allowed to keep guns locked in their cars in the parking lot, regardless of the company’s policy. Companies are no longer allowed to discipline people for having guns, or even ask them if they’re bringing firearms on the premises.
A similar bill is in the works in Tennessee, which would also let employees sue if they suffer an adverse action (i.e., get fired or disciplined) because they keep guns in their cars.
Most likely, these won’t be the only states to try and tackle the issue. We’ll keep you posted on how things shape up.