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Santa Clara University
Employee and Student Matters
Conflict of Interest A situation in which a person or a family member has a financial interest or non financial interest that may compromise, or provide the incentive to compromise, the behavior in the conduct of the person's duties at the institution, the person's influence on decisions that the institution may make, or the person's influence over his or her associates outside the institution. A conflict of interest may be real, potential or apparent.
Discrimination Treating someone unfavorably on the basis of a protected personal characteristic (race, sex, gender etc), or imposing an unreasonable condition that disadvantages a person because of their protected personal characteristic. Also includes failing to provide reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities
EEOC or ADA Matters Failure to meet requirements as defined by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or American Disability Act (ADA). (Examples include: Nepotism, proper disability access)
Employee Benefits Abuses Improper, misleading or deceptive actions /statements, falsification of records, or misrepresentation of actual conditions related to institution benefits plans, including health and supplemental insurance plans, tuition benefits and sick or other paid time-off programs.
Employee Misconduct Involves any employee conduct that is in violation of the institution's code of conduct, ethics policy, faculty handbook or any other printed materials that constitute employee conduct. Time abuse concerns about an employee or manager who are falsifying his/her work hours.
Sexual Harassment The making of unwanted and offensive sexual advances or of sexually offensive remarks or acts, especially by one in a superior or supervisory position or when acquiescence to such behavior is a condition of continued employment, promotion, or satisfactory evaluation.
Student Bias Instances A bias incident is a speech, act, or harassing action that targets, threatens, or attacks an individual or group because of their actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religious affiliation, sex, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation that perpetrated against a student in violation of the Student Conduct Code. Bias incidents and hate crimes involving only students will be adjudicated through the Office of Student Life and/or referred to federal, state, or local authorities.
Threat or Inappropriate Supervisor Directive Improper use of supervisory authority in response to employee taking action or refusing to take action. Inappropriate management practices.
Time Abuse Concerns about an employee or manager who is falsifying his/her work hours.
Unsafe working conditions Failure of meeting requirements needed to perform all duties in a secure environment. Potential areas of harm. (Examples include: environmental damage, OSHA, EPA, supervisor directive, poor housekeeping)
Violence or Threat Violence is an expression of the intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage to a person or their property. (Examples include: direct, veiled, conditional, violent)
Other Employee and Student Matters Other matters of concern not specifically outlined above.