In an age of intense polarization around political and social issues, courts routinely uphold the firing of private-sector employees over social media posts deemed objectionable to others.

But some think that hard-line stance is due for a change via legal or legislative means.

The latest example of a court's handling of such disputes came May 20 when a New Jersey appellate court upheld the firing of a hospital administrator who posted negative comments about the Black Lives Matter movement on Facebook.