Tis the season of the company party, a time of celebration and appreciation for your employees and staff members – But what happens if that joyous celebration gets out of hand or someone has a few too many eggnogs and gets handsy? You’re on the hook to start 2017 with a new, expensive, employee lawsuit…. Don’t you wish you had your compliance air tight before the event or your employee handbook had the on-premise alcohol policy in place before the party?

Are your harassment and bullying policies up to date? Nothing says employee lawsuit more than when a little liquid courage that brings out the inner frat boy that has been dormant for the last 15 years and some inappropriate ethnic terms start to fly as Feliz Navidad comes on the speakers.

Overall, company holiday parties go off without a hitch – But every once in awhile they can be disastrous to your business or your career. Here are 7 things you should never do at the office holiday party:

1) Don’t get wasted