Just A Reminder, Please Do Not Photocopy Your Ass And Fax It To Corporate HQ.

Welcome to December! And now that it is December, here are a few little reminders from the people who want to take ALL THE FUN out of the holidays. Lawyers.

First off, be careful hosting a holiday party at your home! Did you know that if you allow someone to get tossed you could be held responsible if that person is involved in a car crash? It seems that according to the people at lawyers.com only 24% of people know this - yet 20% are planning to host a party where there will be booze.

NEWS FLASH TO THE PEOPLE AT LAWYERS.COM! Who is to say that the 20% of people planning to host a party are NOT the same 24% that know not to allow guests to drink till they puke? So what is the problem here?

And office parties! Do not let a lawyer know you are having one of those! And if you do let them find out - forget the fun! They may remind everyone that the party setting is the same as an office setting. You know what that means! Here is a quote from the article.

“An office party can be the site of a sexual harassment situation just as much as the office,” said Kopit. “Many people view an office holiday party as a fun, carefree gathering of colleagues, during which normal professional expectations are relaxed. In fact, from a legal perspective, just the opposite is true.”

The opposite is true? So legally a party has to be boring, serious non-gathering of competitors during which abnormal amateur disappointments are stiffened? Apparently so.

And just 16% of Americans have said that they were given a memo about how to not get drunk and hit on the hot chick with the huge rack.

So there you go. Host a party at your own risk. Office parties are to be held at the owners / managers risk.

Other than that - Happy Holidays!