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Office Romances And 'Love Contracts'
Office romances are exciting and fun ' for a while. The couple is smitten, stealing meaningful glances across a conference table. Fellow employees catch on to the romance and enjoy the gossip. After a while, employees in close proximity of one or both of the lovebirds may feel that unfair advantages are being bestowed by one lover upon the other, to the detriment of some other employee. If the romance turns sour, there is even more gossip that can sometimes lead to a harassment lawsuit filed against the company.
Enter the “love contract.” Originally known as a “consensual relationship agreement,” the purpose of a love contract was to confirm that the relationship was consensual, and that the parties were aware of the employer's policies against sexual harassment. It also served to define improper behavior in the workplace and to protect the involved employees from retaliation in the event of a less-than-happy termination of the romance, and the employer from lawsuits by a lovebird turned lovelorn.
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