With Thanksgiving now well behind us and COVID something that feels more manageable than in past years (notice my use of “feels”), some companies are planning for their first holiday party in four years.
Of course, I’ve written about holiday parties before and much hasn’t changed. The biggest change from 2019 is that cannabis is
I don’t know about you but the news lately has been awfully serious lately. Thus, on this Friday before Election Day, let me share something a bit lighter.
So last night, I started watching a few popcorn movie trailers to get my mind off things while finishing up some work. Sure, there was Star Wars:
It’s mostly a coincidence that my colleague, Jarad Lucan returns today with a post on a favorite topic of ours: Holiday parties. While most of it isn’t groundbreaking (holiday parties haven’t changed all that much over the last decade), Jarad really focuses in on the key issues.
So, enjoy your holiday parties over the next
It’s been a crazy week here for reasons I hope to share in a future post.
But in the meantime, the world of employment law still continues. Here are some items worth reading that I had hoped to talk about further. This brief recap will have to do for now.
What is it about the holiday party that makes otherwise decent, hard-working people lose their mind?
Alcohol is certainly the main reason, in my view. Open bars are invitations to lots of craziness. (Just ask Katy Perry.) Since it is unlikely (and unrealistic) that all companies will move to “dry” parties (though some
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There are no statistics out there to prove this point, but the traditional office holiday party has to be among the top places where claims of sexual harassment and hostile work environment start.
Indeed, just a cursory look at some federal employment cases shows a common thread that run through each of them: alcohol-induced
As is typical for December, everyone is starting to wrap up for year end and the amount of substantive items to report on slows to a trickle. Thus, it’s time for some short items on a variety of employment law and HR-related topics.
Although many holiday office parties have been toned down this year (or canceled) in light of the recession, there are certainly plenty of others moving forward. .jpg)
Last year, I did a series of posts on the subject from an employment law perspective. In general, and besides the obvious sexual harassment issues that always seem to
This month, I’ve recapped some thoughts on the office holiday party in the United States (available here, here and here.) But by and large, holiday parties in the United States are fairly tame — particularly when compared with our friends in Great Britain. 
Whether that’s through litigation or tradition is a question for sociologists
After my two-part series of posts on office holiday parties (here and here), I thought I would pass along a more humorous post about holiday parties. A temporary employment firm has compiled its list of the most outrageous holiday party hijinks.
Creative Group, a temporary employment firm focused on the advertising, marketing