Two Questions

[gtzdad]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TX

1. There was damage to a company vehicle that no one is taking blame for. Our supervisor has decided that since no one will fess up, she is going to write every one up for it and place it in their file. I don't agree with that, and the 7 years I've been with this company I've never had a write up. I didn't damage the vehicle, and because some one else is being a coward I'm about to have something in my file now. Is that legal for them to do something like that to everyone?

2. In our reports, there is a particular person that writes in a color (blue) that is not allowed by company policy. The reason this person doing this does so to check and see if her reports are being read by our supervisor so that she can bring it up in an attempt to get rid of our supervisor. (she's explained this to others)

I remember going through ethics training that it was either simply unethical to do this, or illegal (possibly both) to try and set some one up like that. My question is, is it illegal or just unethical?

 

[cbg]

There are no laws that mandate to an employer when they can and cannot write someone up. Yes, it's legal. Unfair, maybe, but legal.

I can't even imagine what you think might be illegal in your second question. It's not very nice to try to set up your supervisor but there are certainly no laws against it.

 

[Beth3]

1. Yes. It may be stupid and unfair but it's legal.

2. That's legal too.

 

[gtzdad]

There are no laws that mandate to an employer when they can and cannot write someone up. Yes, it's legal. Unfair, maybe, but legal.

I can't even imagine what you think might be illegal in your second question. It's not very nice to try to set up your supervisor but there are certainly no laws against it.

Got you on the first one.

The reason I felt that way in my second question was because I remember taking ethics training previously and it was going over laws and policy and I know that it mentioned this exact situation, at least the setting up a co-worker part. I just couldn't remember whether it was just a policy violation or an ethics violation. It as when I worked for another company. I've yet to go through ethics training with the folks I work for now, which maybe it's needed given current events.

Thanks for all your help folks!!

 

[HomeGuru]

Got you on the first one.

The reason I felt that way in my second question was because I remember taking ethics training previously and it was going over laws and policy and I know that it mentioned this exact situation, at least the setting up a co-worker part. I just couldn't remember whether it was just a policy violation or an ethics violation. It as when I worked for another company. I've yet to go through ethics training with the folks I work for now, which maybe it's needed given current events.

Thanks for all your help folks!!

**A: what's up the blue ink?

 

[seniorjudge]

**A: what's up the blue ink?

Courtesy of FA ...

 

[seniorjudge]

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My question is, is it illegal or just unethical?
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I would like to know why you would even have to ask if such a thing was unethical?

 

[gtzdad]

I would like to know why you would even have to ask if such a thing was unethical?

That was meant more as a statement saying I knew it was unethical, the question was over the legality. I know for a fact that it's unethical.

 

[gtzdad]

**A: what's up the blue ink?

When we write reports after an investigation into something, the only color that our company wants those reports written in is black. We can highlights things we want the person reading them to pay special attention to, but the report itself has to be in black ink all together.