article_snippet: A former New York Stock Exchange managing director has filed a lawsuit claiming A former New York Stock Exchange managing director was fired for appearing on the satirical newscast 'The Daily Show' to discuss Obamacare because A former New York Stock Exchange managing director bosses objected to the program's politics.
article_snippet: the suit says his termination violated a California labor law that prohibits employers from curbing workers' participation in politics.
article_snippet: his firing was 'due to defendants' own antipathy for the political message of The Daily Show, which is widely regarded as an influential progressive political platform,' the suit says.
highlights_snippet: Former NYSE managing director Todd Wilemon claims termination violated a California labor law that prohibits employers from curbing workers' participation in politics .