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Employer Liability Issues Workplace Romances Risk Management

Offit Kurman

Office Romance: Navigating Workplace Relationships and Managing Legal Risks

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Dear Sarah, Two of my employees have started dating, and I’m worried it might affect their work or lead to complaints from others. Should we have a formal policy on workplace relationships? Are we even allowed to have such a...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Navigating the Pitfalls of Romantic or Close Relationships in the Workplace

In today’s world, employees in manufacturing and similar industries spend a majority of their time on-site at work, engaging in work, and communicating with other employees. Over time, employees may form close bonds with...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.13.2020 | Top Story: Labor Dept. Issues Stricter Joint Employer Test in New Rules

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Sunday’s release of a long-awaited Labor Department final rule on joint employment spells trouble for workers hoping to “sue large companies for wrongdoing by contractors or franchisees.” The rule reverses Obama-era policies...more

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

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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

Littler

Dear Littler: Love Is In the (Recirculated) Air – How Do We Handle Office Romances?

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Dear Littler: I run HR for a business with locations across the West Coast. One of our store managers, Romeo, called today to inform me that he is now dating the assistant manager, Juliet, at his location in Los Angeles....more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Fishing in the Company Pond

Valentine’s Day is here, and office romances are either casting in the air, already afloat, or over and, in any event, likely the subject of the latest office gossip. ...more

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