Washington’s Birthday, the federal holiday was originally implemented by the United States Congress in 1880 for government offices in the District of Columbia (20 Stat. 277) and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices (23 Stat. 516). As the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, the holiday was celebrated on Washington’s actual … Read more »
Tag: Holidays
Out With the Old, In With the New
New Year’s Eve is generally a time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. For many it also involves an excessive amount of alcohol, an expensive dinner in a crowded restaurant, or a long wait for Chinese food delivery. I’m sure there is a compliance story in there somewhere. But I’m … Read more »
Merry Christmas
I’m taking a few days off for the holiday weekend. Image by Das Nili in Wikimedia: Christmas tree near the Quincy Market.jpg Read more »
Happy Hanukkah
Happy Thanksgiving
That means an extra long weekend for me. The White House traditionally pardons their turkey. The tradition is credited to President Truman who received a White House turkey for Thanksgiving. But there is no evidence that he spared the life of the turkey. According to an in-depth investigative report by the Washington Post, it was … Read more »
Salute a Veteran
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed … Read more »
Happy Halloween!
Image is by 3268zauber: Kürbis Fratze.jpg licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Read more »
Ten Ways to Turn Your Holiday Party Into A Lawsuit
Shanti Atkins of ELT published The Top 10 Ways to Turn your Holiday Party into a Lawsuit: Number 10: Ask staff to work evenings or weekends arranging the party, but don’t pay them for the extra time because it’s not really “work.” Number 9: Insist on calling it a “Christmas party.” Number 8: Invite the … Read more »