Can an employer dismiss an employee who is romantically involved with a colleague?

8 Two other decisions have considered and upheld the dismissal of employees romantically involved with coworkers. Ward v. Frito-Lay, Inc. (1980) 95 Wis.2d 372, 290 N.W.2d 536, considered whether the employer violated any public policy or the implied covenant of good faith by discharging one of the employees. The court found no statutorily or constitutionally guaranteed rights were involved and noted that the employer kept the employee on its payroll after dismissal to permit the employee's pension to vest. The employees' romantic relationship had created dissension, insubordination and a grievance. The court upheld the employer's decision as a legitimate business judgment.