4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-130-705.25 - Gifts and gratuities
(a)
Except as provided in Paragraph (b) of this section, employees shall not
solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity, favor,
entertainment, loan or other similar item of monetary value, from a coal
company which:
(1) Conducts or is seeking to
conduct, operations or activities that are regulated under the Act;
or
(2) Has interests that may be
substantially affected by the performance or non-performance of the employee's
official duty.
(b) The
prohibitions in Paragraph (a) of this section do not apply in the context of
obvious family or personal relationships, such as those between the parents,
children, or spouse of the employee and the employee, when the circumstances
make it clear that it is those relationships rather than the business of the
persons concerned which are the motivating factors. An employee may accept:
(1) Food and refreshments of nominal value on
infrequent occasions in the ordinary course of a luncheon, dinner, or other
meeting where an employee may properly be in attendance; and
(2) Unsolicited advertising or promotional
material, such as pens, pencils, note pads, calendars and other items of
nominal value.
(c) Any
employee who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to
dismissal, demotion or suspension from his position of employment, and to such
fines and punishments as may be provided by law. An employee may appeal a
dismissal, demotion or suspension under this Subsection in accordance with the
State Grievance Procedure.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
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