The US Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal investigative agency, has said that federal employees may express support for Black Lives Matter (BLM) in the workplace without violating the Hatch Act. The agency said that this does not violate the Hatch Act because BLM is not political activity.
The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty or in the federal workplace. The Office of Special Counsel addressed Tuesday whether using BLM terminology is “inherently political activity” and whether the Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLMGN) is a partisan political group.
