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Last fall, as the presidential election campaign raced to a conclusion, the New Republic reported that Murray Energy, a large coal mining company," ha [d] for years pressured salaried employees to give to the [company's] political action committee (PAC) and to Republican candidates chosen by the company."'According to that report,"[i] nternal documents show that company officials track who is and is not giving," 2 and that the company's CEO, Robert Murray, took an intense personal interest in which employees gave money. 3 The report anonymously quoted two individuals who had worked as managers at the company to the following effect:

" There's a lot of coercion," says one of them." I just wanted to work, but you feel this constant pressure that, if you don't contribute, your job's at stake. You're compelled to do this whether you want to or not." Says the second:" They will give you a call if you're not giving.... It's …