Local government cracks down on employees' Christmas decor

A Washington state county informed its employees last month that they needed to keep Christmas and Hanukkah decorations out of their virtual meeting backgrounds because of how other employees would perceive it.

The human resources officer for King County in Washington issued a memo, "Guidelines for Holiday Decorations for King County Employees," last month that said employees should "consider the likely effect" religiously themed decorations would have on their fellow employees, according to Seattle-based conservative talk show host Jason Rantz.

"King County’s outrageous ban on home holiday decorations is ridiculous as a policy matter," Sasser wrote. "The secular state has nothing to fear from the menorah or the dharma wheel, particularly if those displays are within the home of the employee and simply in the background of a Zoom call."

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