1. Employees may not emit obnoxious odors in an elevator.
2. Hotels, conference centers, stores, banks, railroad depots and saloons are required to provide spittoons for employees and customers “of a kind and number to efficiently contain expectorations.”
3. Employees may not toss confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or explosives of any kind in the workplace.
4. Employees are prohibited from eating a co-worker’s garbage without permission.
5. At company-sanctioned social gatherings, employees may not take more than three sips of beer while standing.
6. It is illegal to drive company vehicles without windshield wipers (note:  a windshield is not required, just wipers).
7. Employees are forbidden from milking someone else’s cow in the workplace.
8. It is illegal to mention the name of the state directly to the north, which “shall heretofore be referred to as the ‘smaller, vastly inferior state shaped like some kind of cooking utensil.’”
9. Employees may not tuck their pants into one boot unless they own ten or more cattle.
10. Company horses may not be ridden at night without taillights.
11. Employees may not drive a company vehicle while within an arm’s length of alcohol (even if the alcohol is inside another person’s body).
12. An employee may become legally married by introducing a person as his or her spouse three or more times at a company gathering.
13. Employees may not sell their own skin to a co-worker.
14. Criminals are required to give victims at least 24 hours’ notice explaining the nature of the crime they plan to commit

CONGRATS TO ERIN, the first person to correctly identify #8 as the bogus law. To reward her obvious legal acumen, we’ll send her a certificate good for any of the fine merchants at giftcertificates.com.

Thanks to all who participated and special thanks to the most excellent legal research sites dumblaws.com, crazylaws.com and idiotlaws.com. If you have any dumb laws that you would like to bring to the world’s attention, please send me an e-mail at blawg@na.manpower.com.  

Official Disclaimer: Please note that the laws listed here are purely for entertainment purposes and that we make no representations or warranties concerning the validity or applicability of any particular law.

To make sure you’re paying attention, one of the laws described below is completely made up. The first person to leave a comment below correctly identifying the fake law wins a valuable prize.

In Texas:

• employees may not emit obnoxious odors in an elevator
• hotels, conference centers, stores, banks, railroad depots and saloons are required to provide spittoons for employees and customers “of a kind and number to efficiently contain expectorations”
• employees may not toss confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or explosives of any kind in the workplace
• employees are prohibited from eating a co-worker’s garbage without permission
• at company-sanctioned social gatherings, employees may not take more than three sips of beer while standing
• it is illegal to drive company vehicles without windshield wipers (note:  a windshield is not required, just wipers)
• employees are forbidden from milking someone else’s cow in the workplace
• it is illegal to mention the name of the state directly to the north, which “shall heretofore be referred to as the ‘smaller, vastly inferior state shaped like some kind of cooking utensil’”
• employees may not tuck their pants into one boot unless they own ten or more cattle
• company horses may not be ridden at night without taillights
• employees may not drive a company vehicle while within an arm’s length of alcohol (even if the alcohol is inside another person’s body)
• an employee may become legally married by introducing a person as his or her spouse three or more times at a company gathering
• employees may not sell their own skin to a co-worker
• criminals are required to give victims at least 24 hours’ notice explaining the nature of the crime they plan to commit

You have been warned.

If you have any dumb laws that you would like to bring to the world’s attention, please send me an e-mail at blawg@na.manpower.com. (Special thanks to the most excellent legal research sites dumblaws.com, crazylaws.com and idiotlaws.com.) 

Please note that the laws listed here are purely for entertainment purposes and that we make no representations or warranties concerning the validity or applicability of any particular law.

Ashley correctly identified the bogus Tennessee employment law: All employees are required to stop working at 3:00 p.m., face Dollywood and sing the song “Nine to Five” at the top of their lungs.

Believe it or not, all the rest are very real. Click here to see the full list.

For her efforts, Ashley has earned a gift certificate to any of the fine establishments on giftcertificates.com. As always, thanks to all who participated!

To make sure you’re paying attention, one of the laws described below is completely made up. The first person to post a comment or send an e-mail to blawg@manpower.com correctly identifying the fake law will win a valuable prize.

In Tennessee:

• A female employee may not operate a company vehicle unless a male employee runs in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.
• Neither cheetahs nor skunks may not be brought into the workplace
• An employee is officially “sober” unless he or she “cannot hold onto the ground.”
• Employees may neither share pie from the company cafeteria with other employees nor transport ice cream cones in their pockets.
• Businesses are required to have a hitching post in front of each building.
• Employees are forbidden from shooting any game other than whales from a moving vehicle.
• It is illegal for female employees to call male employees and ask them for a date.
• Tavern employees may not make “loud, unusual noises” in the workplace.
• All employees are required to stop working at 3:00 p.m., face Dollywood and sing the song “Nine to Five” at the top of their lungs.
• Employees are prohibited from “driving while asleep.”

Please govern yourselves accordingly.

If you have any dumb laws that you would like to bring to the world’s attention, please send us an e-mail at blawg@manpower.com. 

Special thanks to the most excellent legal research sites dumblaws.com, crazylaws.com and idiotlaws.com. Please note that the laws listed here are purely for entertainment purposes and that we make no representations or warranties concerning the validity or applicability of any particular law.