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Human Resources

F.5 Investigations, Cooperation and Non-Retaliation

Policy No. F. 5.00

Date of Issue 7/2/2014

As a matter of policy, the university encourages its employees to report alleged or potential misconduct or wrongdoing either to an appropriate university official or anonymously on EthicsPoint. The university cannot investigate alleged or potential misconduct or wrongdoing and it cannot take corrective action, if appropriate, unless the university is made aware of the alleged or potential misconduct or wrongdoing.

5.01

Retaliatory action against a university employee because he/she, acting in good faith, discloses, threatens to disclose or is about to disclose an activity, policy or practice that the employee reasonably believes violates the law or university policy or procedures will not be tolerated.

5.02

Employees have a duty to cooperate with the university, including, but not limited to, Human Resources and the Office of General Counsel, in the initiation and defense of actual or contemplated litigation affecting the interests of the university and in the conduct of any investigation of alleged or potential misconduct or wrongdoing.

5.03

View the university’s full policy on Investigations and Complaints