Legal to consult with counterparty while on maternity leave?

Heard of an employee at a top hedge fund who consulted for a small liquidity execution platform on investment research while she was on maternity leave. The execution broker with a growing research arm is a counterparty of the fund.

How is this not a conflict of interest?

Is this even legal? 

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