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CNN exec Zucker's ouster shows peril of hiding work romance

By MAE ANDERSON romance policies are un-
NEW YORK (AP) — For all the likely to prevent. That in-
potential peril of a work- cludes film studio Miramax
place romance, the most failing to address long-run-
common source of trouble, ning accusations against
experts say, is allowing it to Harvey Weinstein, who
remain a secret. was eventually convicted
A case in point was this of rape and assault, and
week's abrupt ouster of NBC's brand being tar-
longtime CNN chief execu- nished after sexual miscon-
tive Jeff Zucker, who said duct allegations against
he was ''wrong'' in not be- anchor Matt Lauer.
ing upfront with the net- Hidden consensual ro-
work about a consensual mances present their own
relationship he was having problems for companies,
with another executive. especially when top ex-
Zucker only acknowledged ecutives are involved. Be-
his relationship with CNN cause of the potential for
chief marketing officer Al- power dynamics to come
lison Gollust after being into play, a relationship
questioned about it during with a lower-level employ-
an investigation of now- ee is usually against policy,
fired anchor Chris Cuomo. CNN chief executive Jeff Zucker attends the 13th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute in New even if it is consensual.
The executive shakeup York on Dec. 8, 2019. When such a relationship
comes at a pivotal moment Associated Press comes to light, it often
for CNN, and prominent causes a public relations
employees have expressed in one — and the trend has there are rarely rules at all. and scandals. nightmare. In 2019, Mc-
dismay that things weren't been on the rise since the Nearly 80% of U.S. work- "Companies that choose Donald's fired CEO Steve
handled differently. start of the pandemic, ac- ers say that their employer to look the other way are Easterbrook after he ac-
"He should have known cording to trade associa- does not require them to the ones that are allowing knowledged exchanging
better," said David Lewis, tion Society for Human Re- disclose a workplace ro- a smoldering fire to turn videos and text messages
CEO of Operations Inc., an source Management. mance, according to the into an inferno," said David in a non-physical, consen-
HR consulting firm. "He de- Most big corporations have most recent data from Lewis, CEO of Operations sual relationship with an
cided to avoid what was a policy on workplace ro- SHRM. Inc., a human resources employee. McDonald's for-
a clearly stated policy by mance, but the majority of And that can cause just as consulting firm. "Countless bids managers from having
his employer. The problem U.S. businesses do not, ac- much trouble as employ- organizations have chosen romantic relationships with
with that is there was no cording to SHRM. Corpo- ees keeping relationships to not deal with these head direct or indirect subordi-
good outcome once he rate policies can vary from secret from a company on and have paid dearly nates. Then, the company
decided not to tell." forbidding all relationships that actually has a policy. as a result." sued him in 2020 when
Zucker is hardly alone in to just those between man- A policy protects workers The #MeToo movement other relationships came
finding love at the office. agers and subordinates. from "quid pro quo" rela- shed light on toxic — and to light that he had lied
About a third of U.S. workers Some simply require disclo- tionships, it protects a com- at times, criminal — work- about. Easterbrook ended
say they are in a workplace sure. pany's morale, and ideally place sexual misconduct up returning $105 million to
relationship or have been Among smaller businesses, protects against lawsuits that even the best office- settle the suit.q

Delta asks DOJ to put unruly passengers on no-fly list

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO "This action will help pre- 900 banned names to the
AP Business Writer vent future incidents and Transportation Security Ad-
NEW YORK (AP) — Any serve as a strong symbol ministration to pursue civil
person convicted of a dis- of the consequences of penalties.
ruption on board a flight not complying with crew A spokesperson with TSA,
should be added to the member instructions on which enforces the FBI "no
national "no fly" list, Delta commercial aircraft," Bas- fly" list of potential terror-
Air Lines told the U.S. De- tian wrote in the letter fur- ist threats, referred a re-
partment of Justice. nished to The Associated porter to the FBI since that
In a letter to the Justice De- Press by Delta Air Lines. agency maintains the da-
partment Attorney Gener- Delta has, along with its tabase. Both the FBI and
al Merrick Garland dated industry partner Airlines for the Justice Department
Thursday, Delta CEO Ed America, been pushing declined to comment. The
Bastian said there should since last year for height- Federal Aviation Adminis-
be "zero tolerance" for ened reporting, investiga- tration cited 4.9 reported Delta Air Lines plane leaves the gate, Monday, July 12, 2021, at
any behavior that affects tion and prosecution of unruly incidents per 10,000 Logan International Airport in Boston.
flight safety. Bastian noted those who interfere with flights the week ending Associated Press
that while such incidents on-board safety. The air- Jan. 23, according to its
of bad behavior represent lines, based in Atlanta, website. tional consequences for havior with the TSA, which
a small fraction of overall said it has put nearly 1,900 In December, the TSA an- bad behavior under a new may remove the passen-
flights on Delta, the rate people on Delta's "no-fly" nounced a new partner- partnership. Under the al- ger from its pre-check
of incidents on the airline list for refusing to comply ship with the FAA that liance, the FAA will share screening eligibility, a privi-
has increased nearly 100% with masking requirements would call for unruly airline information of passengers lege reserved for low-risk
since 2019. and submitted more than passengers facing addi- facing fines for unruly be- travelers.q