4123-15-02. Policy

(A) It is essential that the public has confidence in the administration of the industrial commission and the bureau of workers' compensation. This public confidence depends in a large degree on whether the public trusts that employees of these agencies are impartial, fair, and act only in the interest of the people, uninfluenced by any consideration of self-interest, except those inherent in the proper performance of their duties. Each employee, of whatever position, should, therefore, maintain the highest standards of personal integrity, since the public often judges the actions of an employee as reflecting the standards of the employing agency.

(B) The industrial commission and the bureau of workers' compensation are entrusted with the collection and distribution of a large fund. Their employees must respect this trust and should welcome public scrutiny of the way in which they perform their duties in connection with the administration of this fund. They should be willing to accept restrictions on their conduct that may not be necessary of public employees in other agencies, who are not in similar positions of trust. They must avoid not only impropriety, but the appearance of impropriety.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 12/2/2020 and 12/01/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4121, 4121.121
Rule Amplifies: 4121.122
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1978

Prior History: (Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 03/23/2017 and 06/01/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4121.12, 4121.121
Rule Amplifies: 4121.122
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/78)