DEFINITIONS:

Familial Relationship

For the purposes of this policy, a familial relationship is any relationship that meets the definitions of “domestic partner” or “relative.”

Domestic Partner

For the purposes of this policy, a domestic partner is defined as a legal or personal relationship between two (2) individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined by marriage or civil union.

Relative

For the purposes of this policy, a relative includes an individual's parent (or stepparent), sibling (or stepsibling), child (or stepchild), spouse (or ex-spouse), parent-in-law, sibling-in-law, grandparent, great-grandparent, niece, nephew, first cousin, or domestic partner.

Senior Administrator

For the purposes of this policy, a senior administrator is an employee who reports directly to the President and has supervisory authority for the area where a conflict or potential conflict exists.

PROCESS:

• Potential candidates will be asked via the employment application to identify if they have a familial relationship, as defined in this policy, with any current KSU employee.
• The Office of Human Resources (HR) will vet the employment applications for any familial relationships.
• HR will notify the appropriate senior administrator if it's determined that a candidate has a familial relationship with a current KSU employee.
• HR and the senior administrator shall review the candidate's application in accordance with this policy's directives.
• Approval of the Nepotism Disclosure Form shall occur prior to the hiring of the candidate.
• After discussing with the senior administrator, HR shall notify the candidate and inform him or her if he or she is ineligible for the position due to this policy.

Scope

While this policy prohibits certain workplace relationships, KSU does recognize the possible advantages of employing members of the same family or domestic partner unit and is supportive of such when not in violation of this policy.

KSU requires full disclosure of any relationships as defined herein at the time of initial employment or at any time such a relationship develops during the course of employment.