Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia
family relationship
A coworker recruited his roommate to his dept.
One man was promoted and now schedules and evaluates his longtime partner.
Company policy forbids family members to supervise each other.
Does ''family'' apply to male partners, in a committed relaionship?
This situation affects others as they change hours to allow commuting and vacations together.
Asked on 8/14/06, 6:23 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: family relationship
Depends on what the company's HR wants to consider it as the term is unlikley to be defined in Virginia labor and employment law for purposes of the particular issue which you've raised.
Answered on 8/14/06, 8:15 pm