8 employers that fired staff for mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination –Nasdaq, MSNBC, Carolina Panthers among organizations taking action after workers’ comments | 15 Sept 2025 | Employers across the country are taking disciplinary action against workers who mocked the assassination of Charlie Kirk, with many going as far as firing. At least eight companies and organizations have given employees the axe so far after the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. NASDAQ: The company behind the New York-based stock exchange fired an employee on Friday for social media posts related to Kirk’s shooting, saying they were in clear violation of its policy. “Nasdaq has a zero-tolerance policy toward violence and any commentary that condones or celebrates violence,” the company said in a post on X.