Rules on dating coworkers

Instead, employers should focus on regulating conduct. Second, employers cannot regulate the personal relationships of their nonmanagement employees.

There has to be an actual or potential conflict of interest,” Shaw explains. For workplace dating this means, “ cannot outright ban people from dating in the workplace even if they are managers or supervisors. Shaw outlines three workplace dating reminders for employers:įirst, California is unique because its constitution includes the right to freedom of association.

Three Workplace Dating Reminders for Employers In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss workplace dating, and what employers should and shouldn’t do if employees begin romantic relationships in the workplace. But with a lot of hooking up, there is also a lot of breaking up.

Given how much time people spend at work, it comes as no surprise that many people date or have dated someone at their workplace.