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Love Contracts Risk Mitigation

A Love Contract is written document required by many employers where participants in a workplace romance acknowledge awareness of the employer's anti-harassment policies and affirm the consensual nature of... more +
A Love Contract is written document required by many employers where participants in a workplace romance acknowledge awareness of the employer's anti-harassment policies and affirm the consensual nature of the relationship. Love Contracts are designed to provide some legal protection for employers in the event that a relationship dissolves and a harassment or discrimination lawsuit ensues.  less -
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The Love Contract in the Workplace

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Workplace romances and relationships are not uncommon – no doubt because of how much time employees spend at work. ...more

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Prescribing Professionalism: Avoiding Romance in the Medical Workplace

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In the high-stress, life-or-death environment of the medical profession, Cupid's love arrow can strike about as quickly as an infection. But before letting the heart do the rounds, it's imperative to consider the legal...more

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What's the Tea in L&E? Love Contracts: Consensual Relationships in the Workplace

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, labor and employment attorneys Leah Stiegler and Emily Kendall Chowhan discuss why companies should have employees in romantic relationships sign “love contracts” at work in their latest...more

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Impeachment: American Crime Story and Workplace Romance

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“I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” “It depends on what the definition of ‘is’ is.” Ryan Murphy’s latest installment of the FX true-crime anthology television series Impeachment: American Crime Story...more

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Amazon’s The Expanse Raises Issues Concerning Workplace Romances

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Note: Includes spoilers for Amazon Prime’s The Expanse. I am an unabashed science fiction nerd. Growing up, I tended to gravitate toward television shows, movies, and books that took place in our own future as opposed to...more

Cozen O'Connor

III-40 – Valentine’s Day Episode on Love Contracts

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This special Valentine’s Day episode discusses the pros and cons of employers entering into love contracts with its employees....more

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