Thanks for your participation in yesterday’s March Madness poll.  We asked you to predict the winner of this year’s NCAA basketball tournament, which kicks off today. 

The choices were:

a.  Wisconsin
b.  Wisconsin
c.  Wisconsin
d.  Wisconsin
e.  Wisconsin

In a shocking development, you chose — unanimously, I might add — Wisconsin.  If you haven’t filled out your NCAA tourney bracket yet, you might want to use the results of this highly scientific poll to help guide your selections.

March Madness Employment Law Tip of the Day:  According to the FBI, more than $3 billion will be bet on the NCAA tourney this year – much of it in office pools.  The research firm Vault reports that 27% of employees bet in an NCAA pool at work.  The problem?  Pools involving even tiny payouts to the winner are illegal in many states.  (See this article from the reputable legal journal Sports Illustrated for more.)  

In our never-ending quest to help you and your employees stay out of jail, we’re willing to do whatever it takes to help.  We suggest gathering whatever amounts have been collected in your office’s tourney pools and immediately sending them to me.  I’ll make sure the money gets into the hands of the proper authorities.

Thanks for your cooperation.

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