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 leave a comment below identifying the bogus day will win a valuable prize.

Month-long Observances

• Subliminal Communications Month
• Mold Awareness Month
• National Mushroom Month

Daily/Weekly Observances

• Chicken Boy Day (1)
• National Lazy Mom’s Day (3)
• Be Late for Something Day (5)
• Grandma Moses Day (7)
• Wonderful Weirdos Day (9)
• Video Games Day (12)
• Line Dance Week (13-18)
• National Boss/Employee Exchange Day (13)
• Felt Hat Day (15)
• Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day (18)
• Big Whopper Liar Day (18)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day (19)
• Elephant Appreciation Day (22)
• Punctuation Day (24)
• National One Hit Wonder Day (25)
• Shamu the Whale Day (26)
• National Hunting and Fishing Day (26)
• National Good Neighbor Day (26)
• Flying Nun Appreciation Day (29)

What this means for employers.  If your employees suddenly start line dancing, communicating subliminally, arriving late, playing video games, talking like pirates, exchanging bosses, appreciating elephants and whales, correcting your punctuation, hunting for big game in the company cafeteria and/or incessantly singing Disco Duck, Funktyown, Kung Fu Fighting, The Macarena or any other one-hit wonders, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

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

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 have included one made-up day on our list. The rest are very real. The first person to post a comment below identifying the bogus celebration will win a valuable prize.

Weekly Observances

• National Clown Week (1-7)
• Psychic Week (2-6)
• Intimate Apparel Week (2-5)
• Elvis Week (10-16)
• Weird Contest Week (15-20)
• Be Kind to Humankind Week (25-31)

Daily Observances

• Watermelon Day (3)
• National Chocolate Chip Day (4)
• National Underwear Day (5)
• National Fresh Breath Day (6)
• Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day (7)
• Happiness Happens Day (8)
• Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Night (8)
• National Duran Duran Appreciation Day (10)
• S’mores Day (10)
• Eleanor Roosevelt Day (12)
• International Left-Hander’s Day (13)
• Blame Someone Else Day (13)
• National Relaxation Day (15)
• Reply to All E-mails with the Phrase “Your e-mail is one of approximately 87,000 I received today – I will respond in approximately 87 years” Day (16)
• Meaning of “Is” Day (17)
• Bad Poetry Day (18)
• Cupcake Day (18)
• Root Beer Float Day (19)
• Men’s Grooming Day (20)
• Hug Your Boss Day (21)
• Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day (22)
• National Waffle Day (24)
• Kiss and Make Up Day (25)
• Oil & Gas Industry Appreciation Day (27)
• Global Forgiveness Day (27)
• Race Your Mouse Around the Icons While Waiting for Downloads Day (28)
• More Herbs, Less Salt Day (29)
• National Toasted Marshmallow Day (30)
• Love Litigating Lawyers Day (31)

What this means for employers.  If your employees suddenly start loving lawyers, packaging preposterously, wearing intimate apparel, spouting bad poetry, debating the meaning of “is”, making psychic predictions, wearing rubber noses, holding stapler-eating contests, sneaking around with zucchinis, roasting marshmallows over open fires in their cubicles and/or imitating Elvis, Duran Duran or Eleanor Roosevelt, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

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

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 celebrations your employees might be observing this month.

CONTEST: Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I included one made-up item. The rest are very real. The first person to post a comment identifying the bogus celebration 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
• National Bathroom Reading Month 

Weekly Celebrations

• International Clothesline Week (5-11)
• National Business Etiquette Week (7-13)
• Meet-a-Mate Week (14-20)
• Watermelon Seed Spitting Week (24-27)
• Fish Are Friends Not Food Week (28-7/4)

Daily Observances

• National Go Barefoot Day (1)
• Heimlich Maneuver Day (1)
• Leave the Office Early Day (2)
• Yell “Fudge” at Cobras in North America Day (2)
• National Tailors Day (4)
• Donut Days (4-5)
• Upsy Daisy Day (8)
• Corn on the Cob Day (11)
• The Wicket World of Croquet Day (12)
• Fudge Day (16)
• Root Beer Day (17)
• Recess at Work Day (17)
• World Sauntering Day (19)
• World Juggling Day (19)
• Go Skateboarding Day (21)
• Stupid Guy Thing Day (22)
• Let it Go Day (23)
• National Bomb Pop Date (24)
• National Hand Shake Day (24)
• Take Your Dog to Work Day (25)
• Decide to Be Married Day (27)
• Sing Happy Birthday to the Happy Birthday Song Day (27)
• Please Take My Children to Work Day (28)
• International Act Like Dwight Schrute Day (30)

What this means for employers.  If your employees suddenly start leaving early, yelling “fudge” at dangerous reptiles, wielding croquet mallets, wearing coonskin caps, befriending fish, juggling staplers, guzzling root beer, sauntering jauntily, spitting seeds, setting up half-pipes in the cafeteria, giving each other the Heimlich maneuver, doing stupid guy things, impulsively marrying one another and/or bringing accordions, turkeys and other people’s children to work, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

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

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 celebrations your employees might be observing this month.

CONTEST: Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I included one made-up item. The rest are very real. The first person to post a comment identifying the bogus celebration will win a valuable prize.

• Law Day (1)
• Lei Day (1)
• National Dance Day (1)
• Mother Goose Day (1)
• National Play Your Ukulele Day (2)
• World Laughter Day (2)
• National Two Different Colored Shoes Day (2)
• Motorcycle Mass & Blessing of the Bikes Day (2)
• Lumpy Rug Day (3)
• Paranormal Day (3)
• Respect for Chickens Day (4)
• Great American Grump Out (5)
• No Diet Day (6)
• No Pants Day (7)
• Tuba Day (7)
• No Socks Day (8)
• National Miniature Golf Day (8)
• Stay Up All Night Day (8)
• Give Everyone a 27% Raise Without Telling Accounting Day (10)
• Eat What You Want Day (11)
• Limerick Day (12)
• National Nutty Fudge Day (12)
• Root Canal Appreciation Day (13)
• National Chicken Dance Day (14)
• Mike, The Headless Chicken, Day (14-15)
• National Chocolate Chip Day (15)
• National Pizza Party Day (15)
• National Sea Monkey Day (16)
• NASCAR Day (16)
• Visit Your Relatives Day (18)
• National Wig Out Day (22)
• National Taffy Day (23)
• Neighbor Day (23)
• World Turtle Day (23)
• Cookie Monster’s Birthday (25)
• National Tap Dance Day (25)
• Geek Pride Day (25)
• Week of Solidarity with People of Non-Self-Governing Territories (25-31)
• Slugs Return From Capistrano Day (28)
• Hug Your Cat Day (30)

What this means for employers. If your employees suddenly stop wearing pants, socks and matching shoes, showing undue respect to chickens, hugging cats, spouting limericks, appreciating root canals, flattening lumpy rugs, tap dancing in their cubicles, taking pride in their geekishness, playing the tuba and ukulele, welcoming returning slugs, joining hands with people from non-self-governing territories and/or ingesting inordinate amounts of nutty fudge, chocolate chips, pizza, taffy and sea monkeys, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

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

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 celebrations your employees might be observing this month.

CONTEST: Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I included one made-up item. The rest are very real. The first person to post a comment or send me an email at blawg@manpower.com identifying the bogus celebration will win a valuable prize.

Weekly Celebrations

• Laugh at Work Week (1-7)
• International Pooper-Scooper Week (1-7)
• National Karaoke Week (11-17)
• International Whistler’s Week (14-18)
• Sky Awareness Week (18-24)
• Administrative Professionals Week (18-24)
• National Dance Week (23-5/2)

Daily Observances

• April Fools’ Day (1)
• National Fun at Work Day (1)
• Pony Express Day (3)
• Tweed Day (3)
• World Rat Day (4)
• Teflon Day (6)
• No Housework Day (7)
• National Cherish An Antique Day (9)
• National Sibling Day (10)
• Barbershop Quartet Day (11)
• International “Louie Louie” Day (11)
• Plant Appreciation Day (13)
• National Be Kind to Lawyers Day (14)
• Take a Wild Guess Day (15)
• That Sucks Day (15)
• International Moment of Laughter Day (16)
• National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day (16)
• High Five Day (16)
• Blah! Blah! Blah! Day (17)
• Husband Appreciation Day (17)
• Auctioneers Day (17)
• Pet Owners Independence Day (18)
• National Hanging Out Day (19)
• Act Like You’re In a Musical Day (20)
• Administrative Professionals Day (21)
• National Chocolate-covered Cashews Day (21)
• National Jelly Bean Day (22)
• Talk Like Shakespeare Day (23)
• Sense of Smell Day (24)
• Bulldogs are Beautiful Day (24)
• Interstate Mullet Toss Days (24-25)
• Red Hat Society Day (25)
• Hug an Australian Day (26)
• National Dance Day (29)
• Poem in Your Pocket Day (29)
• National Hairball Awareness Day (30)
• Hairstylists Appreciation Day (30)
• National Honesty Day (30)

What this means for employers. If your employees suddenly start wearing pajamas, being nice to lawyers, tossing mullets, spouting sonnets, hugging Australians, donning red hats, hanging out with auctioneers, guzzling jelly beans and cashews, appreciating plants, antiques, the sky and hairballs, laughing uncontrollably or muttering “that sucks” or “blah blah blah” every time you try to assign them work, singing badly, dancing worse and/or bringing rats, ponies, spouses, siblings and/or hairstylists to work, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

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 celebrations your employees might be observing this month.

CONTEST: Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I included one made-up item. The rest are very real. The first person to post a comment below identifying the bogus celebration will win a valuable prize.

Month-long Celebrations

• Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month
• Play the Recorder Month
• National On-hold Month
• International Mirth Month

 Weekly Celebrations

• National Return Borrowed Books Week (1-7)
• World Rattlesnake Round-up Week (7-13)
• Celebrate Your Name Week (7-13)
• National Procrastination Week (3-9)
• Root Canal Awareness Week (28-4/3)

Daily Observances

Unfortunately, we already missed Beer Day and National Pig Day, both of which were yesterday. Be sure not to miss:

• National “What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs?” Day (3)
• National Grammar Day (4)
• Nametag Day (5)
• Barbie Day (9)
• Panic Day (9)
• Get Over It Day (9)
• International Day of Awesomeness (10)
• Middle Name Pride Day (12)
• National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day (13)
• Celebrate Pi (3.141592, etc.) Day (14)
• Daylight Savings Day (14), followed immediately by Nap Day (15)
• Buzzards Day (15)
• Lips Appreciation Day (16)
• Awkward Moments Day (18)
• Snowman Burning Day (20)
• Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day (20)
• Corn Dog Day (20)
• International Goof-off Day (22)
• Make Up Your Own Holiday Day (26)
• Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day (27)
• National Spend Most of Your Time Making Fun of States That End in -ota Day (28)
• The Grass Is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day (30)

What does this mean for employers? If your employees suddenly start napping, procrastinating, goofing off, burning snowmen, appreciating their lips, celebrating root canals, playing the recorder, rounding up rattlesnakes, correcting split infinitives, putting everyone on hold, making up new holidays, repeatedly opening umbrellas indoors and memorizing multi-digit fractional numbers, all while singing country songs like “All My Ex-es Live in Texas,” adopting homeless guinea pigs and endlessly contemplating their other pets’ lack of opposable thumbs, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

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

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 the rest of 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 post a comment below identifying the bogus day will win a valuable prize.

• Bean Day (5)
• Harlem Globetrotters Day (7)
• I’m Not Going to Take it Anymore Day (7)
• National Joy Germ Day (8)
• Show and Tell Day at Work (8)
• Bubble Bath Day (8)
• Fruitcake Toss Day (9)
• Positively Penguins Day (9)
• National Clean Off Your Desk Day (11)
• Cuckoo Dancing Week (11-17)
• National Shout “Booger!” at Noon Day (12)
• Rubber Duckie Day (13)
• Dress Up Your Pet Day (14)
• Appreciate a Dragon Day (16)
• Nothing Day (16)
• Bald Eagle Appreciation Days (17)
• Doo Dah Parade Day (18)
• Winnie the Pooh Day (18)
• Slam Dance Week (17-23)
• International Hunt for Happiness Week (17-23)
• Rid the World of Fad Diets Day (19)
• No Name-calling Week (20-24)
• National Hugging Day (21)
• Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day (22)
• National Pie Day (23)
• Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day (23)
• Belly Laugh Day (24)
• National Compliment Day (24)
• National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week (23-29)
• Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day (25)
• Thomas Crapper Day (27)
• Fun at Work Day (29)
• Inane Answering Message Day (30)
• National Seed Swap Day (31)

What does this mean for employers?  If your employees suddenly start hugging, slam dancing, tossing fruitcakes, enjoying germs, swapping seeds, taking bubble baths, doing show and tell, reciting cowboy poetry, hunting for happiness, answering difficult cat questions, leaving inane voicemail messages, parading around shouting “DOO DAH”, playing snowplow mailbox hockey in the company parking lot, expressing appreciation for bubble wrap, dragons, penguins and eagles, and/or doing absolutely nothing all day long, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

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

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 two made-up days on our list.  The rest are very real. The first people to post a comment below identifying the bogus days will win valuable prizes.

• Day Without Art Day (1)
• National Dice Day (4)
• AFL-CIO Day (5)
• Bathtub Party Day (5)
• International Ninja Day (5)
• National Pawnbroker Day (6)
• Cotton Candy Day (7)
• Buy Something You Can’t Afford for Someone Who Doesn’t Need It Day (12)
• Cat Herders Day (15)
• Barbie and Barney Backlash Day (16)
• National Chocolate-covered Anything Day (16)
• National Re-gifting Day (17)
• Underdog Day (18)
• Humbug Day (21)
• National Haiku Day (21)
• Festivus (23)
• No “L” Day (25)
• National Whiner’s Day (26)
• National Chocolate Day (28)
• Falling Needles Family Fest Day (30)
• Finish Everything You Were Supposed to Get Done This Year Day (31)

What does this mean for employers? For decades, employment lawyers have advised their clients to avoid references to any specific celebrations at this time of year and to use instead the seemingly innocuous phrase “Happy Holidays.” But is that good advice?

In light of the above, by uttering ”Happy Holidays” you may be unwittingly sanctioning gambling, whining, cat herding, bathtub partying, pawnbroking, humbuggery, haikus, chocolate over-indulgence, artlessness, discrimination against the letter “L,” violence against beloved children’s icons and unionization of your workforce.

Our advice? Drop the word “Holidays” from any greeting and simply say: “Happy.”

Enjoy the month!

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

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 post a comment or send me an email at blawg@manpower.com identifying the bogus day will win a valuable prize.

Monthly Celebrations

• Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
• National Get to Know an Independent Real Estate Broker Month
• National Pet Dental Health Month

Weekly Celebrations

• International Hoof Care Week (3-9)
• Dump Your Significant Jerk Week (7-13)
• Jell-O Week (8-14)
• Just Say No to PowerPoints Week (9-15)

Daily Celebrations

• Bean Throwing Day (3)
• Liberace Day (4)
• Move Hollywood and Broadway to Lebanon, Pennsylvania Day (5)
• Weatherman’s Day (5)
• Wear Red Day (6)
• Bubble Gum Day (6)
• Ballet Day (7)
• Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbor Day (7)
• International Recession is Officially Over Day (8)
• Read in the Bathtub Day (9)
• White Shirt Day (11)
• Blame Someone Else Day (13)
• Quirky Alone Day (14)
• My Way Day (17)
• Hoodie Hoo Day (20)
• Clam Chowder Day (21)
• Single Tasking Day (21)
• Curling is Cool Day (23)
• International Pancake Day (24)
• Inconvenience Yourself Day (25)
• For Pete’s Sake Day (26)
• International Sword Swallowers Day (28)
• National Tooth Fairy Day (28)

What does this mean for employers?  If your employees suddenly start impersonating Liberace, swallowing swords, wearing tutus, eschewing PowerPoints, hurling garbonzos, inconveniencing themselves, blaming others, incorrectly predicting the weather, encasing office supplies in Jell-O and/or suddenly leaving work to return stolen shopping carts, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

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

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 the rest of 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 post a comment or send me an email at blawg@manpower.com identifying the bogus day will win a valuable prize.

• Harlem Globetrotters Day (7)
• I’m Not Going to Take it Anymore Day (7)
• National Joy Germ Day (8)
• Show and Tell Day at Work (8)
• Bubble Bath Day (8)
• Elvis Week (8-11)
• Positively Penguins Day (10)
• Cuckoo Dancing Week (11-17)
• National Clean Off Your Desk Day (12)
• Slam Dance Week (15-21)
• Appreciate a Dragon Day (16)
• Nothing Day (16)
• Bald Eagle Appreciation Days (16-18)
• Doo Dah Parade Day (18)
• Winnie the Pooh Day (18)
• International Hunt for Happiness Week (18-24)
• Rid the World of Fad Diets Day (20)
• Penguin Awareness Day (20)
• National Hugging Day (21)
• No Name Calling Week (21-25)
• Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day (22)
• National Pie Day (23)
• Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day (23)
• Belly Laugh Day (24)
• National Compliment Day (24)
• National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week (24-30)
• Fun at Work Day (25)
• Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day (26)
• Thomas Crapper Day (27)
• Bring Ted Nugent to Work Day (28)
• Inane Answering Message Day (30)
• National Seed Swap Day (31)

What does this mean for employers?  If your employees suddenly start hugging, slam dancing, enjoying germs, swapping seeds, taking bubble baths, doing show and tell, reciting cowboy poetry, hunting for happiness, answering difficult cat questions, leaving inane voicemail messages, parading around shouting “DOO DAH”, playing snowplow mailbox hockey in the company parking lot, expressing appreciation for bubble wrap, dragons, penguins and eagles, and/or doing absolutely nothing all day long, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

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