My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: HB, Calif
Can my employer discipline me for reporting inappropriate actions of an employee who turned off equipment purchased with company funds in order to transfer the abilities of that equipment to a private group that employee is a member of without notifying me. This equipment is utilized by my staff. The employee works in another area and is in charge of maintaining the equip.
My supervisor said employee did not violate any company rules or policies. Of course, there is no company rule or policy that addresses this. Therefore, my claims are invalid and I had no right to make accusations against employee. I placed my claims in a memorandum format, which is required for all issues. I made it clear to my supervisor that memorandum is confidential, as it relates to employee issues.
My concerns to supervisor were:
Inappropriateness of employee actions.
Did not discuss with me prior to transferring.
equipment is still working and should not have been transferred to private group.
Conflict of interest.
Potential illegal actions.

