In response to the ever-increasing threat of employee lawsuits, many companies have instituted no-fraternization policies, sometimes known as no-dating policies. These policies limit or prohibit consensual, intimate relationships such as dating between employees. No-fraternization policies can take a variety of forms.

What does no fraternization mean?

: absence of fraternizing (as between coworkers or between soldiers and civilians) —usually used before another noun a strict nonfraternization policy.

What is a fraternizing policy?

Contents of Fraternization Policies Prohibit dating relationships between employees who are separated by two levels in the chain of command, regardless of the reporting relationship or department. Define the romantic and friendly behavior that is acceptable and what is not acceptable.