Doing so, the cabinet says, means the employee has violated his "duty of neutrality and loyalty to public service."

Officials at the veterans agency have said the employee violated department procedure by taking the information home.

It is important to remember that a hotel operator is ordinarily responsible if its managers or employees violate antitrust laws.

The measure, approved 410 to 0, would affect people and brokerages whose employees violate the law.

"Alcoa has entered into this agreement because it was clear that employees of the company had, in fact, violated the law and company policy," he said.

In most all cases, union and stewards will protect their employees even if they feel the employee violated the policy ending to termination.

But he said it would be liable if its employees violated an official policy of releasing only lots that had passed the test.

How often do operating employees purposely violate rules, even when they understand them and know how to apply them?

What influences operating employees to knowingly violate operating rules?

"Once an employee violates the boss's trust, both parties will want to end the relationship quickly," Ms. Simmons said.