Employee Dating Policy

We spend most of our waking hours at work and therefore build many casual and personal relationships in the workplace. It is possible for two people to get interested in each other and become personally involved. This policy applies in particular where one employee supervises, evaluates, or otherwise has authority over the other. Should two employees who work together or supervise each other enter into a personal, non-work related relationship, one or both employees may have to be transferred.

We realize the typical work based personal relationship have no adverse impact. However, in cases where the relationship deteriorates, it can lead to other issues that seriously affect the workplace. Some of these issues include revenge, sabotage, rumors, depression, false accusations, sexual harassment and more.

In short, workplace relationships generally become issues after a breakup and for this reason we stand to enforce this policy.

This policy will be applied consistently to all employees regardless of race, sex, age, or other legally protected characteristic, and is not intended to penalize employees for a relationship on its own; rather, it is intended to address the business risks (favoritism, harassment, retaliation, and conflicts of interest) that reporting or supervisory relationships can create. Employees with questions about how this policy applies to a specific situation should contact human resources. Some states impose additional restrictions on marital-status or off-duty-conduct discrimination; consult counsel before taking adverse action under this policy.