UO employees are responsible for fully complying with the UO's Conflict of Interest, Conflict of Commitment, and Outside Activities Policy and Oregon State ethics laws.

Compliance includes disclosing outside activities and interests and following management plans. Signatories on management plans, such as supervisors and unit heads, play a vital role in monitoring employees' compliance with UO policies and with management plans.

Non-compliance may subject the employee to discipline, up to and including termination, consistent with applicable UO policies and collective bargaining agreements. Non-compliance can be reported to the UO Ethics hotline.

Report a Non-compliance Concern

Non-compliance Procedures

When notified of an allegation of non-compliance with the COI/COC Policy, our senior-level staff determine within 60 days whether an employee is indeed non-compliant. If the determination is that non-compliance has occurred, staff complete a review, which may include:

• A request to the employee to submit or update their disclosure
• Outreach to the employee's supervisor and/or unit head to determine whether or to what extent the outside activity may have impacted the employee's UO job duties, financial gain, or avoidance of financial loss

Reviews are completed within 120 days of determining non-compliance. The Associate Director of Conflicts of Interest and Export Controls works with the employee, their supervisor, and senior leadership as needed to remedy the non-compliance and develop action steps specific to each case. Employees may appeal a determination of non-compliance.