February is often referred to as the “Month of Special Romance,” wrapped as it is around everyone’s favorite romantic holiday, Valentine’s Day. This program will explore the risks and realities of office romance, and the practical steps that can be taken by HR professionals to minimize exposure to employment law liability when love, lust and loonies just don’t know when to stop! : o Effective employer polices that address workplace fraternization; o An ethics-based approach to conflicts of interest inherent in employee-supervisor relationships o Social Networking polices that address social media misuse at work; o Recommended training content to minimize sexual harassment liability; o “Love Contract” sample to mitigate risks associated with certain types of workplace romance; o Workplace violence considerations stemming from romance involving employees. o Legal and internal remedies to help respond to the dark side of workplace romance – from discipline to damages.

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