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Labor/Employment

Feb. 26, 2020

Will you sign this love contract so I don’t get fired?

When employees are involved in romantic relationships with each other, it can bring a whole host of potential problems that neither the lovers, nor the company, may see coming.

Todd R. Wulffson

Partner
CDF Labor Law LLP

18300 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800
Irvine , CA 92612

Phone: (949) 622-1661

Fax: (949) 622-1669

Email: TWulffson@CDFLaborLaw.com

Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA

Todd is the managing partner of the firm's Orange County office of Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP. He has focused his practice on counseling and defending businesses in labor and employment matters for close to 30 years. He can be reached at twulffson@cdflaborlaw.com.

Valentine's Day filled the workplace with bouquets of flowers, boxes of chocolate, and other conspicuous tokens of affection. It also called attention to those currently in a romantic relationship, which, if it involves another employee, can bring a whole host of potential problems that neither the lovers, nor the company, may see coming.

If you force people with common interests and goals together for 40+ hours per week, office roma...

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