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 some of the lesser-known holidays/celebrations your employees might be observing this month.

Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I 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 bogus day will win a valuable prize.

Month-long Observances

• National Sarcastic Awareness Month
• Squirrel Awareness Month
• Celebrate Sun Dried Tomatoes Month
• Go Hog Wild — Eat Country Ham Month
• National Bake and Decorate Month
• National Caramel Month
• National Cookie Month
• National Dental Hygiene Month
• National Liver Awareness Month
• National Roller Skating Month

Weekly Observances

• National Carry a Tune Week (5-11)
• National Chemistry Week (19-25)
• National Massage Therapy Week (19-25)
• International Magic Week (25-31)

Daily/Weekly Observances

• Fire Pup Day (1)
• World Farm Animals Day (2)
• Techies Day (3)
• World Smile Day (3)
• Toot Your Flute Day (4)
• Mad Hatter Day (6)
• International Top Spinning Day (8)
• National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day (8)
• General Casimir Pulaski Memorial Day (11)
• Reptile Awareness Day (11)
• International Moment of Frustration Scream Day (12)
• Be Bald and Be Free Day (14)
• National Grouch Day (15)
• Dictionary Day (16)
• Mulligan Day (17)
• World Toy Camera Day (18)
• Evaluate Your Life Day (19)
• Bela Lugosi Day (20)
• International Send $100 to Mark Toth Day (22)
• National Mole Day (23)
• TV Talk Show Host Day (23)
• International Bandanna Day (24)
• Mother-in-law Day (26)
• Cranky Co-workers Day (27)
• National Chocolates Day (28)
• Haunted Refrigerator Night (30)
• National Knock-knock Jokes Day (31)

What this means for employers.  If your employees suddenly start being sarcastic to squirrels, sawing co-workers in half, quoting the dictionary, shaving their heads, tooting their flutes, conducting chemistry experiments, massaging one another, bringing farm animals, reptiles and mothers-in-law to work and/or eating loads of chocolates, cookies, caramels and cake and then incessantly brushing and flossing, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

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

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