Legal Tropics: Ensuring Your Holiday Party Doesn't Turn into a New Year's Liability

In this episode, K&L Gates Miami partner April Boyer and associate Yamilet Hurtado discuss a number of key issues on “How To Keep Your Holiday Party Festive While Still Complying with Employment Laws”. The “most wonderful time of the year” is often one of the busiest times of the year for a company’s human resources professionals and employment attorneys as a result of holiday festivities. Many employers sponsor holiday parties to reward employees, cultivate team spirit, and spread holiday good cheer. However well-intentioned, such parties can also create potential legal liability. So we are going to discuss a few key issues employers in South Florida and beyond should be mindful of to help keep the festivities from turning into liabilities in the New Year.