An Example of American Hysteria

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Ok, so no law was violated, but if a company policy was, then the company have every right to dismiss both the supervisor and the employee.

I disagree. If the supervisor gave permission the employee is covered. "Policies" are not laws or regulations. They are implemented by management.

If management wishes to discipline the supervisor that is their decision. I spent 25 years as a steward and officer of a federal sector union and there were plenty of times when a manager's decision violated some policy or other. They may have "disciplined" the manager but they sure as hell never told the union about it.



Of course, it is also true that we do not know what permission the supervisor granted. There is a bit of a difference between merely approving the kid to be in the work area and approving letting the kid get on the microphone.