Is it legal to post about your employer? | Legal Pre-Flight

Free speech has an employment edge

Free-speech protections generally constrain governments, not private employers. A private employer can discipline or dismiss you for posts that breach contract or policy, even if the posts are legal in the broader sense.

Where the legal lines fall

• Confidentiality and NDAs — sharing pay bands, client lists, internal disputes, or unreleased information can breach express or implied confidentiality duties.
• Non-disparagement clauses — many contracts and exit agreements bar criticism of the company.
• Defamation — attacking a manager by name with unprovable claims invites a libel threat.
• Whistle-blowing protections — reporting genuine wrongdoing through proper channels is often protected, but the protection usually depends on following the right process, not just posting publicly.

Posting more safely

Keep facts provable, avoid naming individuals unless necessary, and separate opinion from allegation. Venting about working conditions generally carries less risk than accusing a person of misconduct. If your draft touches on workplace events, a screening can flag the confidentiality and non-disparagement exposures before you publish.