§ 1-702 Unacceptable conduct.
A. Improper or unauthorized use of leave.
B. Being absent without authorized leave or repeated unauthorized late arrival or early departure from work.
C. Willful or negligent violation of this chapter, tribal law, internal department procedures and rules, or related directives.
D. Soliciting or accepting gifts or compensation in exchange for influence, contracts, access to information, people or facilities.
E. Conduct that discredits the employee or the Tribe, or willful misrepresentation of the Tribe. An employee may not present himself or herself as a representative of the Tribe, or communicate with the news media on behalf of the Tribe, unless authorized or directed in writing by the Chairperson.
F. Conviction of a crime, including convictions based on a plea of no contest or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, the nature of which reflects the possibility of serious consequences related to the continued assignment or employment of the employee.
G. Knowingly falsifying, removing, or the destruction of information related to employment, payroll, or work-related records or reports.
H. Soliciting outside work for personal gain during business hours or participating in any off-duty employment that adversely affects the employee’s performance of work for the Tribe.
I. Conduct that interferes with the management of tribal operations.
J. Violating or neglecting safety rules or contributing to hazardous conditions.
K. Unauthorized removal, negligent, or improper use of any tribal property, equipment, or funds or that of its clients or agents. This includes private use, use that creates an unreasonable risk of damage to property, and embezzlement or conversion for personal use of tribal funds or property.
L. Physical altercations or creating a disturbance among fellow employees that would result in an adverse effect on morale, productivity, and/or the maintenance of proper discipline, i.e., wrestling, roughhousing, and horseplay.
M. Participating in a strike, work stoppage, slowdown, sickout, or other job action.
N. Making false, malicious, or unfounded statements against co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, government officials, or the Tribe, which tend to damage the reputation or undermine the authority of the Tribe.
O. Conducting personal business during work time.
P. Employees may not engage in coercion, nor be subject to coercive tactics that constitute a deprivation of legally protected rights.
Q. Offering or accepting political rewards as consideration for the political support of any party or candidate for public or tribal office.
R. Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs while on duty or the suspension of a driver’s license where job duties require driving.
S. Bringing infants or other dependents to work for the purposes of providing them care and supervision, except in the following circumstances:
1. To accommodate a mother’s right to breastfeed an infant during her break periods; provided, that a minimum amount of disruption in office functions occur.
2. To accommodate an employee who works at any of the Tribe’s facilities where day care, recreation, or other supervision is provided for infants or dependent children; provided, that the employee’s work is not disrupted.
3. In all cases, an employee must request approval of his or her supervisor in order to bring a child to his or her workplace under the above circumstances.
T. Participating in, planning, or assisting in any illegal or unlawful activity.
U. Unauthorized release of confidential information or official records.
V. Misuse of authority or position for personal gain or for the personal gain of an immediate family member.
W. Taking employee personnel matters to any public forum including all social media platforms. (Res. 2021-43; Res. 2019-50; Res. 2016-35; Res. 2014-17)