So, someone has offered you a GIFT... 
DID YOU KNOW that, as a general rule, the ethics laws do not allow postal employees to accept gifts given to them by a non-Federal source? There are a few 
exceptions to this rule. 
Here are some examples of how an employee could possibly run afoul of the ethics laws: 
• by accepting a gift from a non-Federal source that has a fair market value of more than $20. 
• by accepting cash, checks, money orders or credit card gift cards (of any amount). 
• by asking a non-Federal source for a gift. 
• by accepting a gift when there is an appearance that laws or ethics regulations have been violated. 
Contact the Ethics Helpline at (202)268-6346, or send an email to ethics.help@usps.gov if you have any questions or need more information on this or any other ethics-related matter.