Chris Cuomo advising his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), on how to handle his sexual misconduct allegations is a controversy that isn't going away anytime soon for CNN. 

The network and the host of "Cuomo Prime Time" have endured criticism by current and former employees for the infraction. However, a retired CNN ethics executive states that the lack of clear-cut policies is primarily at fault, The Hill reports.

"You won't see any rules that are etched in stone so that a violation could be a firing offense," Steve Holmes said. "And I think you see sort of the results. I mean the Chris Cuomo thing, they can't say that he's violated any written policies because there aren't any, period."

One of the more prominent CNN employees to criticize his Cuomo for violating these ethics is Jake Tapper. The host of "The Lead with Jake Tapper" spoke to Kara Swisher of The New York Times regarding the issue.

"I cannot imagine a world in which anybody in journalism thinks that that was appropriate," Tapper said. 

Furthermore, another CNN colleague, Brian Stelter, host of CNN's show "Reliable Sources," discussed the matter in a roundtable segment suggesting Cuomo should take a leave of absence. 

"If Chris Cuomo wants to call into strategy sessions with his brother's aides, shouldn't he take a leave of absence from CNN?" Stelter asked.

For now, it doesn't seem as though CNN will sanction Cuomo as CNN President Jeff Zucker stated that they wouldn't be "punishment for the sake of punishing."