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Report Link Workforce Reductions Raise Questions About Severance Programs (pdf).
Vedder Price - July 14, 2009
With many employers engaging in workforce reductions and paying out record amounts of severance benefi ts, it is essential that employers examine the severance pay arrangements in place and determine if they are covered by ERISA, and, if not, whether they should be covered.
Report Link TIPS FOR SAFE AND SOBER WORKPLACE PARTIES.
Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt - December 20, 2008
As the season for workplace holiday parties comes into full swing, we offer the following information from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Report Link Top Ten Ways to Hold a Company Party Without Getting Sued - 2008.
Fisher & Phillips, LLP - December 02, 2008
With the Holiday Season in full swing, many employers ask us about the wisdom of holding company parties where alcohol will be served. They generally want to know about the risk involved if an employee drinks too much at the party and misbehaves, or worse injures or kills someone on the way home. In the interest of answering these questions generally, and with apologies to David Letterman, we are re-running here an article which has appeared in our newsletters several times over the years.
Report Link Avoid the “Summertime Blues” at Your Company Functions.
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP - July 30, 2008
Now that it’s summer, many employers are in the thick of their picnics, golf tournaments, softball games and other group-building activities. These employer-sponsored events are usually good for employee recruitment, retention and morale. However, if not handled properly, they can result in liability.
Report Link Top Ten Ways To Hold A Company Party -- Without Getting Sued.
Fisher & Phillips, LLP - December 05, 2007
With the Holiday Season in full swing, many employers ask us about the wisdom of holding company parties where alcohol will be served. They generally want to know about the risk involved if an employee drinks too much at the party and misbehaves, or worse injures or kills someone on the way home.
Report Link Tips for a Litigation-Free Holiday Season (pdf).
Vedder Price - December 27, 2006
Take measures to prevent inappropriate employee behavior during the holiday season.
Report Link Tips for a Litigation-Free Holiday Party (pdf).
Vedder Price - December 08, 2006
Obviously, the safest parties are those that do not involve alcohol. Courts have held employers liable for accidents and injuries caused by intoxicated employees after attending company-sponsored events. Employers also risk liability for enabling underage employees to consume alcohol at these events.
Report Link Inclusive, Politically Correct Holiday Parties Top This Year's Corporate Wish LIsts
Littler Mendelson, P.C. - November 30, 2006
For many, December brings thoughts of good cheer and a Happy New Year, but for employers it induces an increased responsibility and worries of holiday party-inspired liability, including sexual harassment, drunk driving and discrimination. Although corporate America has embraced several different forms of diversity in the workplace, many companies have yet to establish a way to make their holiday parties a welcoming event for gay and lesbian employees, often resulting in interoffice tension and hundreds of thousands of dollars spent in discrimination lawsuits.

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