Oh Halloween.
You have a tendency to make employment lawyers busy.
For instance, there was that time when an employee made comments about a co-worker “taking a girlfriend dressed as a 747 to a Halloween party and bringing her in for a landing” when the co-worker was gay and had no girlfriend. Harassment? (Hansen
From time to time, I take a look back at a prior post that may have particular relevance now. With Halloween knocking on our doorstep and sexual harassment claims on the rise, this post from 2010 has just as much meaning today.…
For most people, Halloween is a fun and silly holiday.
Yet the
“Let’s engage in a Halloween-type party where everybody would be having sex.”
Or perhaps, “So, are you going to wear a bikini for your Halloween costume?”
What is it about Halloween that brings out the creep factor in the workplace?
The first quote is from a real district court case earlier this year which documented
It’s that time of year again. When employees dress up in inappropriate outfits and engage in general stupidity.
I am speaking, of course, about Halloween.
Don’t believe me? I’ve got several blog posts to prove it.
For example, in prior years, I’ve warned you to be on the lookout