Restrictions on workplace romance and consensual relationship policies.
The workplace is frequently the site of romantic and consensual relationships. These relations may sometimes be deemed by employers to infringe on the proper conduct of business and prompt them to adopt rules that limit such interactions. This article explores some of the rights of employees and the possible policies that employers may realistically adopt within the confines of federal and state constitutional statutes, in light of court precedent and in keeping with possible union contract.
Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field LLP, One South Pinckney Street, P.O. Box 927, Madison, WI 53701-0927, USA.
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