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A Love Contract is written document required by many employers where participants in a workplace romance acknowledge awareness of the employer's anti-harassment policies and affirm the consensual nature of the relationship. Love Contracts are designed to provide some legal protection for employers in the event that a relationship dissolves and a harassment or discrimination lawsuit ensues. less -

From Office Romance to Courtroom Drama: Lessons from ‘Presumed Innocent’

FordHarrison on 9/18/2024

Raymond Horgan, the District Attorney of Kindle County, declares “it’s Rusty’s case,” in the premier of Apple TV+’s legal thriller, Presumed Innocent. The “case” concerns the brutal murder of Carolyn Polhemus, a respected...more

Romance in the Office

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 3/31/2022

With employees returning to the physical office, employers are likely going to have to deal with a number of headaches they haven’t had to address during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these headaches relates to office...more

What Restaurants Can Learn From McDonald's CEO Ouster

Rumberger | Kirk on 12/19/2019

Surprisingly, one in three employees are in a romantic relationship with someone they work with, and more than half of all-American professionals say they have participated in a workplace romance at some point. Originally...more

Even Among Friends, Office Affair Is OK ... Until It Isn’t

FordHarrison on 8/28/2019

A consensual affair between a superior and subordinate can advance to a quid pro quo harassment claim if an adverse employment decision follows. Oftentimes, employers maintain various policies that would prohibit such...more

Is Having an Office Romance A Good Idea?

Jaburg Wilk on 3/8/2018

You’re young, embarking on a career and very attracted to a co-worker who flirts with you at your new job. You’re sure the two of you were made for each other and, after all, you’re only human. So, you boost the courage to...more

Be My Valentine! – BUT First Please Review and Sign Below

FordHarrison on 2/16/2018

Executive Summary: This Valentine’s Day, employers across industries were reevaluating their workplace dating and sexual harassment policies. Various surveys show that 40 percent of workers date or have dated co-workers. ...more

Helpful Policies To Address Office Romances This Valentine’s Day

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 2/10/2016

They say that “love is in the air” around Valentine’s Day, but companies should avoid breathing it in too deeply. Because office romances are prevalent, employers should take proactive steps to reduce the liability of such...more

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