Refuse to sign any Relinquishing Statments and transfer the grants.  Also,
let the Sponsor(s) know what is going on along with "hanging him by the
Yardarm!"

At 09:15 AM 07/27/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Hang him by the Yardarm!!!!
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Barbara Gray" <xxxxxx@COFC.EDU>
>To: <xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG>
>Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 8:03 AM
>Subject: [RESADM-L] Uncooperative PI
>
>
>> Help!!
>>
>> SITUATION:  PI is leaving the institution in a few weeks for a job with
>> a federal agency and has a delinquent final report due to a (different)
>> federal funding agency.  PI has been extremely uncooperative and
>> volatile in the past re: completiong of work and delinquent reports.  He
>> has indicated that he does not intend to submit the report before
>> leaving the institution.  Based on past experience, we're almost certain
>> that, unless we somehow force the issue now, the report will never be
>> submitted.  Our financial exposure is relatively small--around $7,000.
>>
>> QUESTIONS for those who have actually had this experience (or comments
>> from those of you with legal training re: various courses of action we
>> might take and the resulting exposure of the institution):
>>
>> 1.  How did you actually handle the situation?
>>
>> 2.  If you held the final paycheck, did anyone raise any issues about
>> state and federal
>> employment/wage laws?
>>
>> 3.  Given that the PI is going to Federal employment at another agency,
>> do we have any legal leverage there?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Barbara
>>
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>> Barbara H. Gray, Director
>> Office of Research & Grants Administration
>> College of Charleston
>> 66 George Street
>> Charleston, SC  29424
>> Campus Location:  407-G Bell Bldg.
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