HR Tip of the Week: Is A No-Romance In The Workplace Policy Enough To Protect Your Business From Litigation and Reputational Damage?

Can a simple no-romance policy protect your business, or is more required?

A workplace relationship can raise questions about favoritism, conflicts of interest, and harassment, especially when one employee has a say in the other’s pay, performance reviews, or discipline.

In this week’s tip, Brigette N. Eagan, Esq., Partner and Chair of the Human Resources, Counseling & Compliance Practice at Genova Burns LLC, explains how employers can put their policies into practice by pairing workplace relationship policies with clear conflict-of-interest and anti-harassment rules, training employees and managers on what to do when a concern arises, and annually reissuing policies.