If you are a fan of “The Office” you have to checkout this blog. In it, an attorney writes about what would happen if “The Office” took place in the real world. For example, the “Ben Franklin” stunt would have cost Dunder Mifflin at least $800k in legal fees and last week’s episode would have cost at least $300k.

“Business School” - LITIGATION VALUE: $30,000 (But it could have been much higher)

?Business is always personal? is probably not the best motto for a manager. It could lead them to act impulsively. Like, say, moving an employee?s desk from the front of the office to an ?annex? inhabited by the employee?s chatty, fashion-crazed, quasi (ex?) girlfriend as a punishment for suggesting that the company could someday go out of business. But ? would it be illegal? Maybe. Or at least it would be if Ryan?s speech could be considered a protected activity under Sarbanes-Oxley, the anti-discrimination laws, or some type of state whistleblower statute. Because Ryan?s speech (well, the part of it we could hear) probably did not implicate any of these statutes, Dunder Mifflin will likely dodge a bullet.

Also, remember tonight’s episode is directed by J.J. Abrams and that Rainn Wislon is hosting THIS Saturday’s SNL.