I’m pretty sure this is the wrong way to go, for a few reasons.

First, there’s the squick factor of having my boss dictate who I can have a relationship with. I know the lines between “personal” and “professional” life aren’t as hard as some of us would like, but that’s a bit too far. I know I’m in the minority here.

More significantly: A LOT of these employees are going to be teens or in their early 20s. Even managers. Many shift managers come up from the ranks, and many are high school/college students. Dictating who they can date is going to be an exercise in futility. The logistics are going to be a nightmare as well. If someone’s a good employee, and worthy of moving up, but happens to be dating a fellow employee on the same level, do I refuse to give her the promotion? Do I promote her but tell her she must break up with her partner (and risk the impending lawsuit)? Or do you explain to her “You’re moving up in the world, and that means new responsibilities. I need to know you can handle it”?

I’m all for coming down hard on those who commit sexual harassment. I don’t think that punishing everyone (and that’s how this is going to be viewed by the majority of the–again teenage or early 20s–staff) is the way to go.