Ethics & Conflict of Interest
Tri-C Forms
Tri-C employees have an obligation to follow ethical and confidential standards in the course of their work. Upon hire and annually, employees are asked to read and acknowledge the acknowledgement below. |
Tri-C employees have an obligation to report any potential conflicts of interest upon hire and during the course of their employment. In addition, employees participating in certain federally funded research projects must disclose financial conflicts of interest / significant financial interests. Please complete and submit a form if: you become aware of any potential conflicts of interest (PCOI) or significant financial interests (SFI) held by you or your immediate family with entities that currently or seek to conduct business or employment with the College; and/or at any time during your employment with the College when you begin participation in any HHS/NIH-funded or covered grants, programs or research and annually thereafter. Potential Conflict of Interest-Significant Financial Interest Disclosure Form Completed forms should be submitted to Risk.Management@8n99.com for review. |
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 117.103(B)(1), a public office shall provide information about the Ohio fraud-reporting system and the means of reporting fraud to each new employee upon employment with the public office. Details about how to report suspected fraud can be found at: http://ohioauditor.gov/fraud/ Protections provided to employees who use the fraud-reporting system can be found at: http://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-124.341 Each new employee has thirty days after beginning employment to confirm receipt of this information Upon hire, employees are asked to read and acknowledge the acknowledgement below. Fraud Reporting System Acknowledgement Receipt (Fillable PDF) |
Public officials and public employees at Cuyahoga Community College District (Tri-C) are subject to the requirements and restrictions of the Ohio Ethics Law. Tri-C must pro-vide each new employee or appointed or elected official with a copy of the Ohio Ethics Law and obtain written acknowledgement of receipt. Please acknowledge receipt by signing the form below. The most current version of the Ohio Ethics Law and related statutes are available on-line at: This link includes Chapter 102., and Sections 2921.42, 2921.421, and 2921.43 of the Re-vised Code. Also, see the document Overview of the Ohio Ethics Law for further explanation of the law with examples and other helpful resources at: http://www.ethics.ohio.gov/education/factsheets/EthicsLawOverview.pdf Upon hire, employees are asked to read and acknowledge the acknowledgement below. |
Ohio Ethics Law & Fraud Reporting System Acknowledgements Combined (Fillable PDF) |
External Links
Ohio Revised Code | http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/ |
The Ohio Ethics Commission | http://www.ethics.ohio.gov/index.html |
Compliance Links
Athletics/NJCAA | |
National Junior College Athletics Association | http://njcaa.org/ |
Copyright and Trademark/Intellectual Property | |
U.S. Copyright Office | http://www.copyright.gov/ |
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | http://www.uspto.gov/ |
Environmental Health and Safety | |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | http://www.epa.gov/ |
Health and Welfare | |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | http://www.hhs.gov/ |
Labor | |
U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission | http://www.eeoc.gov/ |
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | http://www.cdc.gov/ |
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration | http://www.osha.gov/ |
Taxation | |
U.S. Department of the Treasury | http://www.treasury.gov/Pages/default.aspx |
U.S. Internal Revenue Service | http://www.irs.gov/ |
Other areas | |
FERPA | http://studentprivacy.ed.gov/ferpa |
Privacy and Data Security | http://www.business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security/data-security |
HIPAA | http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html |
Identity Theft | http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/ |