Employer Liability Issues, Holiday Parties

Keep Your Holiday Parties Merry, Bright, and Out of Court

by Amanda C. Couture, Brian L. McDermott | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/19/2012

Company-sponsored holiday parties can be a great way to boost employee morale, rewarding employees for the year’s hard work. Unfortunately, holiday horror stories of intoxication and offensive behavior abound. To keep your...more

To Party or Not to Party? That is the Holiday Question

by Karina Sterman | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 12/13/2012

Has anyone thought it was a bad idea to throw a holiday party for all those hard-working, sometimes underpaid employees who have given the better part of each day to make your company great? Or even for those who may not be...more

Employment Law Advisory for December 5, 2012 - Company-Sponsored Holiday Celebrations: Avoid the Obvious Risks

by Shirley Jackson, Erik P. Khoobyarian, Ernest M. Malaspina, Richard M. Noack, Daniel F. Pyne III, Karen Reinhold | Hopkins & Carley on 12/11/2012

As the holiday season reaches its peak, company-sponsored holiday parties, and the risks that arise with them, are ubiquitous. Each year, company-sponsored holiday parties result in incidents that prompt claims against the...more

Holiday Cheer with Less Legal Fear

by Stacie L. Caraway, Christopher E. Parker | Miller & Martin PLLC on 12/6/2012

To start, for any company-sponsored gathering, liability cannot be totally eliminated. Even if attendance is completely voluntary for your employees, if the event is held on your property they will still be “invitees” like...more

Labor Letter, December 2012: Top Ten Ways To Hold A Company Party – Without Getting Sued

by Michael S. Mitchell | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 12/5/2012

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...more

Are You Liable for Serving Alcohol at Holiday Parties?

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 12/3/2012

Let's say that you are having a Holiday party (with alcohol served) at your home, or you are a business owner and have a voluntary "company" party for your employees. If someone becomes "visibly intoxicated" at your party,...more

Employment Law Blog: Eggnog, Hangovers, & the Employee Christmas...I Mean Holiday Party

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 12/3/2012

In the movie “Desk Set” starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy there is an iconic scene at the office Christmas party. Ms. Hepburn works for a broadcasting company and it is clear that “everything goes” on Christmas as...more

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters

Employer Liability Issues › Holiday Parties