There is no standard protocol when it comes to dating in the workplace. If an HR Manager is dating another employee within the same company he or she should disclose the relationship.
Can a manager Legally date an employee?
It is not automatically illegal for a manager or supervisor to date his or her employee. Consensual relationships happen in the workplace every day. But employers and supervisors need to carefully consider the consequences before taking that first step toward asking a direct report on a date.
There are no federal laws that prohibit the type or nature of information an employer must or cannot disclose to a prospective employer. Many states, however, have laws identifying specific information that employers can disclose without being liable to an employee or former employee for claims such as defamation.
Can employees date other employees?
Legally speaking, in most states an employer can enact a policy that prohibits employees from dating one another. Prohibiting it could decrease morale and could even result in losing employees who wish to date coworkers but cannot.
Can you get fired for going to HR about your boss?
You may not be fired for making a complaint (whether to your own HR department or to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) about harassment or discrimination in the workplace; for participating in an investigation of these issues; or for exercising your rights under these laws (by, for example, requesting a