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Jason English
Office Liability
by Jason English - February 12, 2007 - 12:30 PM

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“If an executive learns that a regional manager has sponsored a bachelor party in the warehouse, hired a stripper, offered to ‘deflower’ the bride, taken an employee to a sex store, received a lap dance, and allowed a pervert dressed up like Benjamin Franklin to make a lewd statement to the receptionist, she should fire him. As soon as possible. Anything else and the company is looking at significant liability.”

So says labor and employment attorney Julie Elgar. Julie writes That’s What She Said, a blog that breaks down each episode of The Office from a corporate liability standpoint. She estimates the litigation value of the episode described above is over $800,000.

Great idea for a site, and great advertising for her practice. Like any self-respecting attorney, she has a disclaimer page. The fourth of seven conditions for reading explains, “If you send me an email or postal mail at the addresses on this site, I will try to respond. However, I reserve the right not to respond to your message and have no liability for failing to respond.”

The next time a Ben Franklin impersonator offers me a lap dance (at work), she’ll be my first call.

[Via Dan Mitchell and The New York Times]

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Comments (4)

  1. Some shows are popular specifically because they allow us to enjoy activities that killjoy lawyers have deleted from our otherwise drab, boring lives…

    posted by Ron Seiden on 2-14-2007 at 8:49 am

  2. I love The Office, it is by far my favorite show, in fact the only show I really watch on TV. However, trained as a lawyer it makes me squirm when it gets out of hand and unrealistic…this site is a great find. Thank you.

    posted by Jennifer on 2-14-2007 at 3:26 pm

  3. HEY I AGREE WITH RON, WE DON’T LIVING OUR LIVES AFRAID TO “MOVE” IN FEAR OF BEING TAKEN TO COURT. I AGREE WITH NEIL BOORTZ, IF YOU SUE ME AND I WIN YOU SHOULD PAY ALL MY EXPENSES FOR GOING TO COURT.

    posted by JOHN BROWN on 2-14-2007 at 3:31 pm

  4. Note to Jennifer: Unfortunately, my work experience has allowed me to laugh at The Office from a unique perspective. I used to work for a guy who was just as clueless and unaware of his shortcomings as the character Michael Scott. Trust me, nothing they have shown is unrealistic! (And yes, the company has been sued because of him.)

    posted by L.Romei on 2-15-2007 at 9:26 am

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