Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Tape Recording Supervisor
My supervisor and senior tend to give conflicting and contradicting information and directives resulting in problems that leaves me holding the bag because they refuse to accept responsibility.
When they give me instruction that I feel may lead to a problem, can I record such conversation for the purpose to have the facts of what was said in order to use in my letters of response.
Also, would a qoute, in my written response, of what they actually said raise any question that I would need to be concern with?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Tape Recording Supervisor
In California, it is a misdemeanor to tape record anyone without their consent. Not to mention that people generally hold a great deal of resentment and suspicion toward anyone who later reveals that they've been tape recording them. I'd recommend you not tape record your superiors.
As for quoting them, that doesn't really raise any legal issues. However, if your superiors don't dispute your quote, then that could be interpreted as their admitting to the quote.
Before taking matters in that direction, you might want to figure out a more constructive way to resolve the situation. Perhaps get them together and have them work out their differences, etc.
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