Romantic or sexual tension between workers may boil over in the workplace. When that happens, your company may fire one of the workers. This could lead to a sexual discrimination lawsuit.

New case: A female pilot who ended an affair with another pilot was cited by her ex-lover for poor flying skills. After management investigated, it found out about the broken romance but still pulled the female pilot from flight duty.

In this instance, the Ninth Circuit Court determined there was sufficient evidence that the sexual tension, not objective flying skills, was the basis for removal. Accordingly, it sent the case to trial.

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