My biggest issue with this article is the use of "her" in the question, "when should I have sex with an employee?". Can people who are interested in men not run businesses? That's not even subtly sexist.
- If your partner ever has a disagreement with you about their job or if the relationship ends on unfriendly terms, they can turn around and hit you with a sexual harassment lawsuit that you can't afford (either in terms of expense or time).
- It will be a morale-killer for other employees, who will think your partner is getting preferential treatment (whether it's true or not).
- If the employee you're sleeping with isn't doing their job well, it will be harder to fire them (due to emotional baggage and/or threat of a lawsuit).
Divorce them or close your business.
I think it was just an oversight rather than blatant sexism.