As a member of the Orange County Compensation and Benefits Association (OCCABA), I will conduct myself in a manner consistent with the following principles while performing professionally related activities:

• To practice the highest standards of integrity in my relationships with my employer and in my business dealings with other individuals in the field.

• To maintain the highest standards of confidentiality with respect to information entrusted to me and in my business dealings with others in the field.

• To recognize the proprietary interest of the Association in the use of its name, membership list, symbols and copyrights.

• To ensure that my professional affiliations are not used improperly to secure personal advantage or to promote personal business interests.

• To accept my obligation to foster programs which recognize individual rights, privileges, contributions, and opportunities without regard to race, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, or other factors prohibited by law.

• To accept my obligation to support the purpose and objectives of OCCABA as delineated in its Bylaws.

This code of conduct has been adopted to promote and maintain the highest levels of ethical conduct in the compensation and benefits profession.  Adherence to these standards is required for membership in OCCABA.