One of the best ways to avoid needless employment law disputes is to stay in touch with what your employees are thinking, feeling and doing.  As part of our never-ending quest to keep you up-to-speed on the latest developments affecting your workplace, the following is our guide to holidays and celebrations your employees might be observing this month.

Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I have included one made-up day on our list.  The rest are very real.  The first person to send an email to blawg@manpower.com identifying the made-up day will win a valuable prize.

Month-long Celebrations

• National Accordion Awareness Month
• Potty Training Awareness Month
• International Turkey Lovers Month
• Highway Lane Change Courtesy Month 

Weekly Celebrations

• National Business Etiquette Week (1-7)
• International Clothesline Week (1-7)
• Youth Cowboy Poetry Week (12-15)
• Meet-a-Mate Week (16-22)
• Fish Are Friends Not Food Week (28-7/4)

Daily Observances

• National Donut Day (1)
• Leave the Office Early Day (2)
• Yell “Fudge” at Cobras in North America Day (2)
• Festival of Utter Confusion (2)
• Tattoo Day (3)
• Repeat Day (3)
• National Tailors Day (4)
• Cake Day (6)
• D-Day (6)
• Daniel Boone Day (7)
• Banana Split Day (7)
• Doo-Dah Day (7)
• Blame Someone Else Day (13)
• Work at Home Father’s Day (13)
• Flag Day (14)
• Croquet Day (14)
• World Juggling Day (14)
• Father’s Day (15)
• Smile Power Day (15)
• Fly a Kite Day (15)
• Root Beer Day (17)
• International Answer Your Phone By Saying ”Hello, I’m Cranky And Don’t Feel Like Talking to You” and Then Hanging Up and Eating Some Cheese Day (18)
• World Sauntering Day (19)
• Juneteenth (19)
• Bald Eagle Day (20)
• Go Skateboarding Day (21)
• Stupid Guy Thing Day (22)
• Take Your Pets to Work Day (24)
• Beautician’s Day (26)
• Decide to Be Married Day (27)
• Sing Happy Birthday to the Happy Birthday Song Day (27)
• Superman’s Birthday (30)
• Please Take My Children to Work Day (30)

What this means for employers.  If your employees suddenly start leaving early, blaming others for their mistakes, wielding croquet mallets, yelling “fudge” at dangerous reptiles, setting up tattoo parlors in their cubes, repeating everything, wearing coonskin caps, befriending fish, smiling excessively, juggling staplers, flying kites, guzzling root beer, sauntering jauntily, reciting cowboy poetry, setting up half-pipes in the cafeteria, doing stupid guy things, impulsively marrying one another and/or bringing accordions, beauticians, tailors, bald eagles, turkeys, pet llamas and other people’s children to work, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

(Sources:  holidaysmart.com, emotionscards.com, brownielocks.com)

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