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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal&quot;&gt;The National Law Journal&lt;/i&gt;&amp;#8212;not &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal&quot;&gt;The Onion&lt;/i&gt;&amp;#8212;asked some labor and employment attorneys about liability issues arising from Halloween costumes in the workplace. The responses do little to counter stereotypes of lawyers as fuss-budget killjoys.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;What not to wear:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;-Ghosts or goblins&lt;br&gt;(Could offend someone&#39;s religious beliefs)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;-French maids, naughty nurses, kittens, togas, Tarzans and construction workers&lt;br&gt;(Because of the danger of &amp;#8216;lewd comments&amp;#8217;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;-Political costumes&lt;br&gt;(People are&amp;#8230;tense) &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;-&amp;#8216;Fat pumpkins&amp;#8217;&lt;br&gt;Can trigger a slip-and-fall claim when/if the drunken pumpkin falls over)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Buzzkill bottom line: &amp;#8220;If you&#39;re going to permit wearing costumes, be sure that managers as well as employees are reminded of their responsibility to be circumspect in what they do.&amp;#8221;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Other than that, party on.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot; align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;-posted by brian&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img class=&quot;imageborder&quot; alt=&quot;Halloween Humor for Lawyers&quot; src=&quot;http://logo.cafepress.com/6/7859459.3767756.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;It is ok to laugh at this humorous t-shirt slogan.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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The National Law Journal—not The Onion—asked some labor and employment attorneys about liability issues arising from Halloween costumes in the workplace. The responses do little to counter stereotypes of lawyers as fuss-budget killjoys.What not to wear:-Ghosts or goblins(Could offend someone's religious beliefs)-French maids, naughty nurses, kittens, togas, Tarzans and construction workers(Because of the danger of ‘lewd comments’)-Political costumes(People are…tense) -‘Fat pumpkins’Can trigger a slip-and-fall claim when/if the drunken pumpkin falls over)Buzzkill bottom line: “If you're going to permit wearing costumes, be sure that managers as well as employees are reminded of their responsibility to be circumspect in what they do.

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