{"id":5310,"date":"2011-03-17T15:22:12","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T20:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/ie_policy\/nepotism_policy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:59:14","slug":"nepotism_policy","status":"publish","type":"ie_policy","link":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/nepotism-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepotism Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading display-3\">Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This policy outlines McNeese State University&#8217;s compliance with Louisiana ethics laws regarding nepotism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading display-3\">Employment of Immediate Family Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>McNeese State University adheres to the Code of Governmental Ethics on Nepotism as outlined in <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/Legis\/Law.aspx?d=99226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Louisiana Revised Statute 42:1119<\/span><\/a>. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/ul-system.files.svdcdn.com\/production\/resources\/board-members\/Rules\/Chapter-III\/Chpt_III_IX_Nepotism.pdf?dm=1755987871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Part Two, Chapter III, Section IX<\/span><\/a> of University of Louisiana System Board Rules permits the employment of individuals from the same economic unit or immediate family when allowed by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/Legis\/Law.aspx?d=99214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Louisiana Revised Statute 42:1102<\/span><\/a>, &#8220;immediate family&#8221; includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A public servant\u2019s children and their spouses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siblings and their spouses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spouse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spouse\u2019s parents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The University follows the definitions and interpretations provided by the Code of Governmental Ethics (Louisiana R.S. 42:1102) and the Louisiana Board of Ethics regarding economic unit, immediate family, and related terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, employees who are immediate family members may not be hired or assigned in positions where:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One has direct administrative responsibility over the other.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One falls within the line of supervision or administrative oversight of the other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading display-3\">Communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This policy is distributed via the University Policies webpage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","policy_types":[17],"class_list":["post-5310","ie_policy","type-ie_policy","status-publish","hentry","policy_types-faculty-and-staff"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ie_policy\/5310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ie_policy"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ie_policy"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ie_policy\/5310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16779,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ie_policy\/5310\/revisions\/16779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"policy_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/policy_types?post=5310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}