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November 19, 2018

Tips on avoiding trouble at a company party

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
AP Business Writer

NEW YORK — The holiday party at a small business can be fraught with legal problems if staffers or guests drink too much. If they engage in sexual misconduct or are involved in accidents of any sort, a company owner can be held legally liable.

Employment lawyers and human resources consultants say they're getting more questions than in the past from small business owners who want to know what they can do to protect themselves. The safest route is to not serve alcohol. But that's advice that's often ignored; owners don't want to come across as not trusting their employees, or to be treating them like they're irresponsible teenagers.


 
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