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 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 below identifying the bogus day will win a valuable prize.

  • Cookie Monster Day (2)
  • Deviled Egg Day (2)
  • Look for Circles Day (2)
  • Plan Your Epitaph Day (2)
  • Cliché Day (3)
  • National Men Make Dinner Day (3)
  • National Chicken Lady Day (4)
  • Use Your Common Sense Day (4)
  • Abet and Aid Punsters Day (8)
  • Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day (8)
  • Chaos Never Dies Day (9)
  • International Fire One Co-worker Of Your Choice Day (9)
  • Area Code Day (10)
  • World Kindness Day (13)
  • International Tongue Twisters Day (13)
  • Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day (14)
  • National Teddy Bear Day (14)
  • National Bundt Pan Day (15)
  • Use Less Stuff Day (17)
  • Guinness World Record Day (17)
  • Married to a Scorpio Support Day (18)
  • Mickey Mouse Day (18)
  • Have a Bad Day Day (19)
  • World Toilet Day (19)
  • Absurdity Day (20)
  • Name Your PC Day (20)
  • World Hello Day (21)
  • Alaskan Humor Day (21)
  • Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day (24)
  • You’re Welcomegiving Day (25)
  • Flossing Day (25)
  • Buy Nothing Days (25-26)
  • International Aura Awareness Day (26)
  • Electronic Greeting Day (29)
  • Call In Well Day (30)

What this means for employers. If your employees suddenly start spouting clichés, calling in well, flossing incessantly, attempting to set the world record for most people stuffed inside a single conference room, cooking “bold and pungent” dishes in the break room, banging bundt pans together, wearing mouse ears, repeatedly reciting their area codes, aiding and abetting punsters, imitating Tina Fey imitating Sarah Palin and/or occasionally using their common sense, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

(Sources: holidayinsights.com, brownielocks.com)