A PSAP supervisor witnesses a telecommunicator violating a coworker's basic rights but is unaware of the rights violation. This tort best describes the supervisor's liability for the subordinate's actions.

A PSAP supervisor witnesses a telecommunicator violating a coworker's basic rights but is unaware of the rights violation. This tort best describes the supervisor's liability for the subordinate's actions.

• A. Negligent supervision
• B. Negligence
• C. Immunity
• D. Liability

Answer: (A)

The main idea is how a supervisor’s duty to supervise can create liability when that supervision is negligent. A supervisor has an obligation to oversee subordinates and intervene when their conduct could cause harm or violate others’ rights. If the supervisor witnesses misconduct but fails to take appropriate steps to prevent or stop it, that failure to supervise can be considered negligent supervision. Even though the supervisor doesn’t know the exact rights violation, the responsibility to monitor and address potentially harmful behavior remains. That breach of supervisory duty, and the resulting harm to the coworker, is what makes negligent supervision the correct description of the supervisor’s liability. The other options are less fitting: negligence is a general term for careless conduct, immunity is not applicable here, and liability alone doesn’t specify the supervisory failure involved.

The main idea is how a supervisor’s duty to supervise can create liability when that supervision is negligent. A supervisor has an obligation to oversee subordinates and intervene when their conduct could cause harm or violate others’ rights. If the supervisor witnesses misconduct but fails to take appropriate steps to prevent or stop it, that failure to supervise can be considered negligent supervision. Even though the supervisor doesn’t know the exact rights violation, the responsibility to monitor and address potentially harmful behavior remains. That breach of supervisory duty, and the resulting harm to the coworker, is what makes negligent supervision the correct description of the supervisor’s liability. The other options are less fitting: negligence is a general term for careless conduct, immunity is not applicable here, and liability alone doesn’t specify the supervisory failure involved.