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 (2)
  • Be Late for Something Day (5)
  • Grandma Moses Day (7)
  • Wonderful Weirdos Day (9)
  • Video Games Day (12)
  • Line Dance Week (12-17)
  • National Boss/Employee Exchange Day (12)
  • Felt Hat Day (15)
  • Big Whopper Liar Day (17)
  • Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day (18)
  • Talk Like a Pirate Day (19)
  • Elephant Appreciation Day (22)
  • Punctuation Day (24)
  • National Hunting and Fishing Day (24)
  • National One Hit Wonder Day (25)
  • Shamu the Whale Day (26)
  • National Good Neighbor Day (28)
  • 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: brownielocks.com, holidayinsights.com)