{"id":1091,"date":"2018-11-14T14:13:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/events.lindabury.com\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2018-11-28T11:17:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:17:31","slug":"holiday-party-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/holiday-party-tips.html","title":{"rendered":"Monitor This Year’s Holiday Party and Avoid Next Year’s Litigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many of us remember the iconic holiday party in the movie “Scrooged?”\u00a0 As Bill Murray is passing out mail, the staff is drinking more than they should, employees are groping each other, and how can anyone forget the employee who is copying their bottom while sitting on the Xerox machine? “Enjoy yourself, it’s the Christmas party.”<\/em><\/p>\n

How many of us have attended such events?\u00a0 Probably more than we would like to admit.<\/p>\n

Regardless of your point of view, times have changed.\u00a0 Sexual harassment is the law. Drunk driving jeopardizes public safety and can cause you and\/or your employees to end up in jail.\u00a0 Social mores no longer condone the conduct demonstrated in that now famous “Scrooged” party.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some easy to implement tips that can help employers avoid liability for holiday parties that get out of hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,108,247],"tags":[],"coauthors":[189],"class_list":["post-1091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insights","category-schmidt","category-labor-employment-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMonitor This Year's Holiday Party and Avoid Next Year's Litigation — November 14, 2018 — Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. 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