{"id":1906,"date":"2011-01-19T16:54:39","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T21:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2011-01-19T16:56:03","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T21:56:03","slug":"usps-ethics-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2011\/01\/19\/usps-ethics-101\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Ethics 101 &#8211; What\u2019s proper for fundraising and what\u2019s not"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/USPS-News3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1907\" title=\"USPS News\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/USPS-News3-150x150.gif\" alt=\"USPS News\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>it OK to raise money for the local peewee football team on postal property? Can postal employees sell Girl Scout cookies or candy to their co-workers?<\/p>\n<p>According to the USPS Ethics Office, the answer to both questions is \u201cno.\u201d Due to a recent increase in these kinds of questions, USPS is reminding employees about the general rules that apply when these situations arise.<\/p>\n<p>Except for the Combined Federal Campaign, federal regulations prohibit fundraising on federal property. Employees also are subject to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usps.com\/cpim\/ftp\/posters\/pos7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Conduct on Postal Property regulations<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usoge.gov\/laws_regs\/regulations\/5cfr2635.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The combined sets of regulations mean while they\u2019re at work, employees cannot sell or take orders for any merchandise or service. And that\u2019s true regardless of whether the solicitation benefits even the neediest of causes.<\/p>\n<p>With limited exceptions, employees can engage in fundraising activities in their personal capacity, while they\u2019re off the clock and away from USPS facilities. But they can\u2019t solicit funds from persons who have or who are trying to develop a business relationship with USPS. Nor can they lend their official title to promote fundraising efforts by non-postal businesses or individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Employees also cannot use Postal Service property or equipment \u2014 such as fax machines, copiers, e-mail or telephones \u2014 to solicit charitable donations or conduct any kind of commercial activity. And even in their personal capacity, federal employees can\u2019t solicit from a subordinate in the workplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>it OK to raise money for the local peewee football team on postal property? Can postal employees sell Girl Scout cookies or candy to their co-workers? According to the USPS Ethics Office, the answer to both questions is \u201cno.\u201d Due to a recent increase in these kinds of questions, USPS is reminding employees about the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-usps-news","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1906"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1909,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906\/revisions\/1909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}