Multistate Monday: Workplace Romance, Love Contracts, and Sexual Harassment Prevention
In this episode of our Multistate Monday podcast series, Lucas Asper (co-chair of the firm\u2019s 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\xa0 best practices on training programs . The speakers also discuss \u201clove contracts,\u201d which require employees to disclose relationships with co-workers and to acknowledge employer policies.