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Protection from Retaliation for Reporting Suspected Wrongdoing

UT Tyler Compliance Office

UT Tyler is committed to including employees in the process of ensuring that UT Tyler operates in an ethical, honest and lawful manner. It is therefore the policy of UT Tyler to:

  1. Encourage employees to report, or cause to be reported, and to assist in any investigation by persons authorized or responsible for such matters, known or suspected violations of laws, rules, policies, or regulations, or improper activities.
  2. Prohibit unlawful retaliation against employees as a consequence of good faith actions in the reporting of, or the participation in an investigation pertaining to, allegations of wrongdoing.

Policy Regarding Protection from Retaliation

UTS 131: Protection from Retaliation for Reporting Suspected Wrongdoing

Procedures for the Handling of an Allegation of Retaliation

To report suspected retaliation, please contact the UT Tyler Director of Human Resources:

Ms. Gracy Buentello
Associate Vice President, HR, Culture, and Diversity
3900 University Blvd. STE 108
Tyler, TX 75799
(903)566-7480
gbuentello@uttyler.edu

OR, call the UT Tyler Ethics & Compliance Hotline.