Generally speaking, California's political workplace retaliation law protects employees' right to engage in political activity outside of work. So, for example, it would probably not be illegal under Labor Code 1101 and 1102 LC for an employer to restrict the ability of employees to engage in political discussions with clients or customers while at work, or to use the position provided by their job to promote political opinions that the employer does not support. Also, California's law against employer political retaliation only prohibits actions by the employer that are politically motivated. That is, LC 1101 and 1102 do not prohibit employers from taking adverse employment actions in response to an employee's political activities if that response is based on pragmatic concerns rather than the political beliefs of the employer.