Topic
Office Pools
11 published works
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Office lottery pools
More money, more problems. After 36 consecutive drawings without a winner, the next Powerball drawing has a prize of approximately $1.75 billion. Many workplaces will be organizing pools to buy…
Labor & Employment Report
An (Updated) Employer’s Guide to March Madness
With the play-in games underway, March Madness has officially descended upon employers everywhere. An estimated 40 million Americans will fill out tournament brackets, and chances are all of them will…
Labor & Employment Report
An Employer’s Guide to March Madness
March Madness has descended upon employers everywhere. Yesterday was Selection Sunday for the NCAA Men’s Division I basketball tournament, and today, an estimated 40 million Americans will begin filling out…
BeLabor the Point
Gambling at Work: Everybody Out of the (Office) Pool
By Andrew Rodman, Thomas Raine
With Super Bowl LIII this Sunday and March Madness fast approaching, it is important to consider the impact of office pools on the workplace. Office pools can build workplace morale…
California Employment Law
Are Office Betting Pools Legal in California?
As I post this, we are minutes away from the official start of March Madness. So, as I do every year at this time, I will answer the question: Are…
Employment Law Business Guide
Is Your Bracket Breaking the Law?
This week, in workplaces across America, millions of employees—up to 50 million of them by some estimates—will be filling in brackets and participating in “March Madness” office pools. The amount…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Office Pools in Connecticut: Jump In? Maybe. (But Don’t Cause a Splash)
As I've written about before, Connecticut has basically turned a blind eye towards office pools -- particularly when the organizer doesn't take a cut of the prize money. But what…
California Employment Law
A safe bet
Are office betting pools illegal in California? Maybe a little.
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
March Madness, Sports Pools and Workplace Productivity
By Lisa Stam
March Madness is upon us. If you work in an office anything like mine, sports gambling pools are the unofficial employee morale booster, conversation starter and excuse to get together for…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Are You Ready for Some Football, Employers? Super Bowl Office Pools in Connecticut
Last year, Connecticut football fans were in nirvana. Giants versus Patriots. In a state where loyalties are divided among those two teams, you couldn't ask for a better match-up. This…