Code of Conduct
Texas Land & Air Company’s policy is to conduct its business affairs at the highest level of legal and
ethical standards. We believe and live the creed that business should be conducted in a manner that
promotes and demonstrates principles of honesty, integrity, impartiality, compliance with regulatory
guidelines and good corporate citizenship.
Compliance with this policy is not only expected of all company employees and contractors, but a requirement
of affiliation. Our intent is maintain a reputation for business conduct beyond reproach and we will make
the decisions necessary that ensures our Code of Conduct is more than words, but words with meaning.
Departure from the Code of Conduct could subject Texas Land & Air or its individual employees to costly
litigation, damaging public views and other less than favorable events. We pledge to make it a part of
our daily lives to not breach this Code of Conduct with each other, our customers or our community.
Departure from the Code of Conduct could lead to a disciplinary action or termination of the employee or
contractor involved directly or indirectly in the non-compliant behavior. It is the responsibility of
every employee, contractor or affiliate to fully comply with the guidelines listed below and to obtain
additional clarification from management when necessary.
The guidelines below are not all inclusive, therefore, each employee, contractor or affiliate is responsible
for sufficiently understanding the guidelines listed below as well as any additional guidelines not listed
below that relate to their duties.
Applicable Laws
Employees, contractors or affiliates are expected to comply with all laws, including antitrust laws pertinent
to the various jurisdictions that apply to the operations of Texas Land & Air. It is the responsibility of each
employee, contractor or affiliate to seek sufficient knowledge and understanding of all pertinent laws that may
apply to their company and for Texas Land & Air to help educate employees of such laws.
Environmental and Safety Laws
All company activities are to be conducted in compliance with every applicable federal, state and local
environmental and safety law. Failure to comply with any such law or to understand its relevance to Texas
Land & Air’s activities could result in civil or criminal litigation against the company and/or individual
employees or contractor or affiliate responsible for the violation.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All decisions, related to hiring and promoting company employees, must be based entirely on the qualifications
of the applicant or company employee and the job description. Decisions based on race, color, sex, national origin,
age, color, disability, veteran status or religion are prohibited.
Sexual Harassment
Company employees are entitled to the right to work in a business atmosphere that promotes equal opportunities
and prohibits any form of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment includes any unwelcome advances, requests for
sexual favors and any other verbal, visual or physical conduct of a sexual nature that meets any of the following
criteria:
- Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly as a condition of employment
- Submission to such conduct is used a basis for hiring decisions
- Such conduct is unreasonably interfering with an employee’s work performance or creates an intimidating,
hostile or offensive work environment
Company employees, contractors and affiliates are expected to conduct themselves at all times in a manner that
prevents and avoids sexual harassment and report such conduct observed directly or indirectly to management.
Confidential Information
Company employees, contractors and affiliates are prohibited from disclosing confidential or proprietary
information outside the company, during or after employment, without prior authorization from management.
Company employees should also not disclose confidential information to other company employees except on a
need-to-know basis. Confidential information is defined as nonpublic information pertaining to but not limited
to trade secrets, prices, earnings, future plans, customers and suppliers.
Conflicts of Interest and Gifts
Company employees, contractors and affiliates are prohibited from entering into a business transaction, which
creates a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest between the best interests of the
company and the company employee’s, contractor’s, or affiliate’s personal self-interest. Business entertainment
is allowable, however, we require discretion be used to avoid situations where an employee, contractor or
affiliate may feel obligated to buy from or conduct business with a supplier or customer because of the
entertainment provided or received. Members of a company employee, contractor or affiliate’s family are also
prohibited from entering such business transactions.
Listed below are examples of conflicts of interest, which are not all-inclusive, that are prohibited or should
at least be reported to executive management for prior evaluation and possible approval:
- Obtaining financial or other beneficial favors from customers, suppliers or competitors
- Accepting personal gifts, excessive hospitality or significant entertainment that are more than nominal
in value from an outside company or representative doing or seeking to do business with Texas Land & Air
that are not also available to other Texas Land & Air employees or competitors
- Paying or receiving kickbacks, bribes or undisclosed commissions
- Using personal funds when the use of company funds are prohibited
Information Systems
Company employees, contractors and affiliates are prohibited from using Texas Land & Air’s information
systems in a manner that would result in any violations of the preceding code of conduct as well as using
the Company’s information systems for any personal use other than use related to the business
Texas Land & Air is engaged in without written approval from Management. Management reserves the right and
will from time to time, monitor employee and contractor use of information systems, including telephone and
e-mail transmissions. Other violations, including but not limited to intentionally disrupting operations,
accessing unauthorized files, using the system for personal gain and the unauthorized copying of proprietary
software are also prohibited.