Personnel Issues and Other Matters Involving Legal Counsel May 14, 2003 Presented by the Office of the General Counsel

Introduction OGC staff & general areas of practice Accessibility for consultation Protection of confidentiality in questions Counsel for the University Overview of session

Personnel Issues Document, Document, Document Interviewing and discrimination Merit Raises Termination Sexual Harassment Disabilities Exempt vs. non-exempt employees

Student Issues FERPA-student privacy rights Disabilities Student conduct: academic dishonesty procedures and Student Affairs’ procedures

Miscellaneous Subpoenas, court orders, lawsuits Contacts with external attorneys Foreign travel Employee privacy

Doing business at Marquette Purchase orders, salary authorizations and contracts Get what you pay for, keep what you pay for, get paid for what you do OGC must review contracts for legal form if > $500 or vendor supplied Responsibility for the business deal remains with the department “Approved as to form” stamp must be present Signature Authority

Questions

Contact Information Office of the General Counsel Cindy Bauer x Steve Cottingham x Jeff Kipfmueller x Human Resources Steve Duffy x Purchasing Jenny Alexander x-87362