Legal Question in Employment Law in California

HR & the TV Station CEO...Is this legal?

I work for a small TV station in Orange County-CA, which employs less then 50 employees. I�m currently having difficulties with my supervisor about various personal and work related matters and don�t know where or who to turn to for help. In the past, I�ve gone to the General Station Manager (GSM) and / or the Human Resource Manager (HRM) for advice and help. In last 8 months, our station has seen the departure of both the GSM as well as the HRM. Currently, our CEO (also part owner) is now acting as GSM and HRM. The station has made no efforts to refill these key positions. For example, I feel very uncomfortable going to the CEO to discuss personal and work related difficulties I�m having with my supervisor. I�m afraid that if I go to CEO for help, I will eventually be labeled as a company troublemaker. Can this CEO, who has both an organizational and financial stake in the company, objectivity supervise and manage the HR department? The same goes for his acting GSM position? Isn�t there a fundamental conflict of interest? Does the FCC or State of California have current labor laws and/or licensing regulations to prevent these sorts of things from happening?

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