I wonder if he or she wondered why that worker was exempt?

There are medical conditions that prevent people from wearing leather shoes my partners sister is alergic to pretty much anything and if she wears leather she gets blisters within minutes.

There are also people who will not wear leather due to religious and ideological reasons.

It seems very childish to start a petition because one employee gets treated differently, that's life your boss can also leave early and take a long lunch maybe it's another petition....