法律的主题
法律咨询 & 表示
大学法律顾问 does not provide legal advice or representation to students or employees regarding matters of a personal nature such as tenant-landlord disputes, 民事或刑事案件, 就业法, 人身伤害, 酒后驾车/交通法律, 或离婚. Students and employees that need the services of a legal attorney may contact the Virginia Lawyer Referral 服务 toll-free at (800) 552-7977.
Subpoenas, Lawsuits, EEOC, and OCR
On matters relating to you in your official university capacity i.e. court papers of a lawsuit or subpoenas should be hand delivered by you the same day you receive them directly to the 大学法律顾问's Office. Time is always of the essence with these kinds of documents.
Please direct all EEOC and OCR complaints to the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity.
利益冲突
A Conflict of Interest occurs when a faculty or staff member is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation for an act in the other. It is further defined as any situation where an individual or corporation albeit private or governmental is in a position to exploit a professional or official for their own personal or corporate gain.
Guidelines for managing a potential faculty conflict of interest can be found in the COI的ODU政策.
The Conflict of Interest Act and Ethics in Public Contracting Training is provided to state officers and certain employees who are required to take the training via Internet Access. Click the "COIA Training" to access the COI course. Please follow the instructions carefully on the 登录页面.
《最靠谱的网赌软件》
The Freedom of 信息 Act (《最靠谱的网赌软件》) guarantees citizens of the Commonwealth and representatives of the media access to public records held by public bodies, 政府官员, 以及公务员.
The purpose of the 《最靠谱的网赌软件》 policy is to promote an increased awareness by all persons of governmental activities. For more information about 《最靠谱的网赌软件》 and your rights, see ODU的信息自由法政策.
FERPA
The 家庭教育权利 and 隐私法(FERPA) is a federal law that guarantees an individual's right to access their academic records. The law also provides guidelines as to third party access and the appropriate security measures of the education record. FERPA stipulates the right that students have to inspect and review their academic record, 控制信息披露, and request amendment to the education record if an error is recorded.
For more information about FERPA, please see the 大学注册处网页.
知识产权
知识产权 refers to numerous distinctions related to the creation of the mind for which property rights and the laws that govern them are recognized. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, 商标, 专利, 工业设计权利, 商业机密.
ODU's Policy on 知识产权 governs ownership of intellectual properties created by university employees or through the use of university resources.
记录协议
请联系 大学法律顾问 regarding documented agreements i.e. 谅解备忘录和合同. A representative from this office will provide guidance and assist with drafting these agreements. However, for General Procurement issues i.e. delegation of authority, please contact Harry Smithson, procurement operations manager at 683-5107.
标题四世
请联系 大学法律顾问 should these issues involve athletic programming; otherwise, these issues generally involve gender discrimination complaints and should be referred to the Office of Instutional Equity and Diversity (EO/AA).
