Companies might want to put out a “do’s” and “don’ts” list for Halloween costumes this year, employment lawyers advise. And it’s not just the naughty nurse or street pimp that employers should ban, the lawyers say, but politically and socially offensive characters as well.

What’s going too far? Try the pumpkin-head Obama. Or the illegal-alien costume, an orange jumpsuit complete with a green card that has been surfacing online in recent weeks, roiling immigration groups and triggering protests. An anti-health-reform patient might also offend some people, particularly if someone carries around a sign that says, “Gimme, gimme, gimme.”

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