Office Romance and The Employer
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Letter to Leaders

Office Romance and The Employer

I generally advise clients to adopt a ‘bright line’ approach to employee romances; that is, prohibit supervisors from dating direct reports. However, other options are available, with the exception that businesses in California may not prohibit employees from dating (just supervisors dating direct reports).

This article, by Jennifer Brown Shaw of Shaw Valenza, identifies many more pitfalls to an employer if some steps are not taken.

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