Wisconsin Business Law and Litigation
A blog dedicated to Wisconsin business law and business litigation matters, authored by Chris Moander of the Moander Law Firm.

April 1st is an annual event that Americans do love, but of course, there are those who take the pranks too far. If employees don’t know where the line is drawn on gags, the dreaded “T” word might come up…torts!

Mark Toth’s “guidelines” are particularly helpful in determining where funny turns into economically dangerous:

“Pranks that involve any of the following should never be allowed:
* race, gender or other protected or physical characteristic
* threats
* physical contact, including ingestion of unwelcome odors or substances
* weapons (even toy ones) or other potentially dangerous objects/substances
* damage to property or a person’s reputation
* interference with a person’s ability to do his/her job”

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