Multistate Monday: Workplace Romance, Love Contracts, and Sexual Harassment Prevention

Ogletree Deakins Podcasts

In this episode of our Multistate Monday podcast series, Lucas Asper (co-chair of the firm’s Multistate Advice and Counseling Practice Group), Stacy Bunck, and John Stretton review issues related to dating in the workplace and best practices for implementing harassment and non-fraternization policies. Lucas (shareholder, Greenville), Stacy (shareholder, Kansas City), and John (shareholder, Stamford) discuss real-life examples from their litigation experiences and how these situations have informed their recommendations regarding go-to policy provisions (including offering employees multiple harassment reporting channels) and best practices on training programs . The speakers also discuss “love contracts,” which require employees to disclose relationships with co-workers and to acknowledge employer policies.