The end of the year is here, which means that it’s time for the office holiday party. Deep from the archives, here are 7 tips for a safe workplace holiday party, a post which is as pertinent now as when I first wrote it two years ago.
As an added bonus, consider these tips on workplace holiday parties from some other bloggers:
- Horror Stories From the Workplace Christmas & Holiday Party — from Mike Haberman at Blogging4Jobs
- 10-Step Company Holiday Party Planning Checklist — from ERC Insights Blog
- Evil Skippy’s Ten Essential Office Party Tips — from Evil Skippy at Work
- Holiday Parties In The Social Media Age - You Never Know Who Is Watching! — from HR Defense Blog
- Employer’s Holiday Guide — from Heather Bussing at HR Examiner with John Sumser
As another added bonus, here are two exceedingly clever wrap-ups of the year in labor and employment law:
- Once “Moore” With Feeling: ‘Twas the Month of December – Again! — from Employment Essentials
- 2012 Employment Law Year In Review — from Labor Letter
Don’t forget to cast your votes for the ABA Journal Blawg 100.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- 10 rules of etiquette that will save you from a pregnancy discrimination suit — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- Attempted Suicide and the ADA — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Have Faith in Your Religious Accommodations — from Tim Eavenson’s Current Employment
- Hangman's Nooses And the “N-Word” — from Employment Discrimination Report
- “Younger people are the future” comment creates age-bias claim — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- You’re Damned if You Fall Into the Retaliation Trap — from damnedif
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- This Is How Much Time You Spend on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr — from Mashable
- @noahkravitz and PhoneDog Settle Twitter Follower Lawsuit — from Social Media for Law Firms
- Employee/Ex-Employer Lawsuit Over Twitter Account Settles — from Eric Goldman
- Which Side Are You On? Employers and Employees Battle Over Ownership of Social Media Accounts — from Socially Aware Blog
- Massachusetts Court Rules That Facebook Posting of New Job Does Not Violate Non-Competition Covenant — from Trading Secrets
- Criminal Facebooking — from Workplace Prof Blog
- How to Respond to an Inappropriate Request for Access to Personal Social Media — from HR Gazette
- The Importance of a Bring Your Own Device to Work Policy — from InhouseBlog
- Obsessed With Checking Your Phone? You’re Not Alone — from ABC News
HR & Employee Relations
- No flu shot? No job! — from EmployerLINC
- No Flu Shot? That's a Firing — from Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Are You a Bad Boss? — from The Sociable Lawyer Blog
- Management Lessons from the NFL: Avoiding Monday Morning Quarterbacking of Your Termination Decisions — from Jason Shinn’s Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Favoritism at Work: How to Respond When Unequal Treatment Impacts Your Productivity and Satisfaction — from Workplace Fairness
- Should Employers Arbitrate Non-Compete Claims? — from Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions
- The Ugly Side of Employee Complaints — from Elevated HR
- Confidentiality Clauses in Employment Agreements: Who’s Minding the Store? Part I — from The Emplawyerologist
Wage & Hour
- Is It Ever OK For Employers to “Round” an Employee’s Worktime? — from TLNT
- Lawsuits by Restaurant Employees Keep on Coming — from Overtime Advisor
- Sixth Circuit Awards Employer Over $55,000 in Costs in FLSA Collective Action — from Employer Law Report