About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

108655 1 (1979-02-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxsg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 
(016   rr


0

    U


HUMAN RESOURCES
   DIVISION



   Mr.  R.  C. DeMarco
   Acting   Inspector General
   Office  of  Inspector General
   Department  of  Labor


FEB22 1979


108655


Dear Mr. DeMarco:

     The General Accounting Office has  investigated an instance
where employees of the Texas Employment  Commission (TEC), a
State agency that  is part of the Federal-State employment ser-
vice network, acted questionably by

     --using information obtained  in their official
       capacity to further the  interests of their
       professional association; and

     --recording and reporting job placements  for
       full-time TEC employees and relatives even
       though these people did not seek employment
       through TEC.

     During an official visit to the Liberty House department
store in San Antonio, Texas, a TEC Employment  Specialist
learned that the store needed workers  for a July 16, 1978,
inventory.  The Employment Specialist was employed  at the
Castle Hills branch of the San Antonio TEC office and was
responsible for routinely contacting Liberty House  to deter-
mine whether the store had job openings.  The TEC employee
was also the San Antonio club president of the Texas chapter,
International Association of Personnel  in Employment Security
(IAPES) 1/ and decided that the prospective  inventory would
be a good way for the local club to raise money.  The San
Antonio IAPES club adopted the Liberty House  inventory as
a fund raising project and began recruiting volunteers as
early as June 8.  The San Antonio TEC District Director gave
his approval for the pro)ect.


(K~


1/ IAPES is a professional organization of persons in the
   employment service and employment insurance fields.  In
   addi-tion to professional development activities, local
   IAPES clubs hold social and fund raising events.


I


UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


I

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

profiles profiles most