Romance in the workplace:Statutes limiting regulation of workplace romances

March 16, 1998

Synopsis By: Lurie
Proceeding Author:
Sharon Stiller
 

Three states have adopted laws prohibiting discrimination based upon off-duty conduct: New York, North Dakota and Colorado. The laws have been applied to inter-employee conduct while off duty. The author suggests that the more related the activity is to employment, the more the employer can regulate it.


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