My STL hired a senior HRTL that he is VERY close with. He is best friends with her and her husband, her brother is married to his sister, they live in the same small town and go to the same church. No one is comfortable going to HR about issues with the STL because of how close they are. Now he talks about promoting her to ETL as soon as the opportunity comes up. She always receives special treatment and it doesn’t seem fair. Is this allowed based on target policy? Is it worth trying to talk to someone higher up or contacting the ethics hotline?