Section | Title |
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1 | PURPOSE |
1.1 | Administration of the Manual |
2 | ADMINISTRATION |
2.2 | Civil Service (See Certifications) |
2.3 | Merit Principles |
2.4 | Civil Service Law |
2.5 | Civil Service Rules (managed by the Maine Secretary of State's Office) |
2.6 | Positions Not Subject to Civil Service Rules |
3 | EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION |
3.1 | Policy on Nondiscrimination in Employment |
3.2 | Policy and Procedure for Processing Requests for Reasonable Accommodation from Employees and Applicants |
3.3 | Reassignment as a Reasonable Accommodation |
3.4 | Policy on Service Animals |
3.5 | Policy on Workplace Accommodations for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Related Medical Conditions |
3.6 | Employee Gender Transition Policy and Guidance |
3.7 | Religious Accommodation Policy |
4 | HARASSMENT |
4.1.A | Policy Against Harassment |
4.1.B | Workplace Bullying Policy |
4.2 | EEO Complaint Policy |
4.3 | Microsoft Profile Picture and Pronoun Policy |
5 | PRE-EMPLOYMENT |
5.1 | Veterans' Preference |
5.2 | Verification of Eligibility for Employment (Form I-9) |
5.3 | Minimum Qualifications and Eligibility Determination |
5.4 | Examination Requirements and Screening |
5.5 | Exam Accommodations |
5.6 | Certification Types and Uses |
5.7 | Applicants with Criminal Convictions |
5.8 | Human Resource Security Protocols |
5.9 | Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications |
6 | EMPLOYMENT |
6.1 | Political Activity |
6.2 | Transfer from Classified Service to Unclassified Service |
6.3.A | Nepotism |
6.3.B | Family Chart Guidance |
6.4 | Consenting Relationship Policy |
6.5 | Code of Ethics and Conduct for the Executive Branch of Maine State Government (PDF) |
6.6 | Accepting Gifts |
6.7 | Policy and Work Rules Concerning the Use of State Information and Technology Equipment and Resources (PDF) |
6.8 | Personal Use of Social Media |
6.9 | Family and Intimate Partner Violence Policy |
7 | PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT |
7.1 | Performance Management System |
8 | GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES |
8.1 | Grievance Procedure - State Civil Service Appeals Board |
8.2 | Classification Grievance Procedure - State Civil Service Appeals Board |
9 | WORKING CONDITIONS |
9.1 | Compensatory Time |
9.1.B | Standard Overtime Compensation Policy |
9.2 | Emergency Closing |
9.3 | Heat Stress Policy / Maintenance of Temperatures Policy |
9.4.A | No Solicitation Policy - General |
9.4.B | No Solicitation Policy - Deferred Compensation |
9.5 | Smoking Policy |
9.6 | Alternate Work Schedules |
9.7 | Executive Branch Lactation Accommodation Policy |
10 | WAGE AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION |
10.1 | Salary Step Increases |
10.2 | Appointment Above the Minimum Rate |
10.3 | "Redline" Salary |
10.3.A | ...Stipends and Market Pay Adjustments |
10.4 | Compensation |
10.4.A | Employment Package for Project Workers |
10.4.B | Merit Increase in Temporary Compensation |
10.5 | Promotion, Demotion, Transfer From Layoff |
10.6 | Reclassifications - Pay Range / Step Determinations |
10.7 | Multilingual Stipend |
11 | BENEFITS |
11.1 | Health & Dental Insurance |
11.2 | Maine Public Employees Retirement System |
11.2.A | Retirement |
11.2.B | Group Life Insurance |
11.3 | Flexible Spending Account Plan |
11.4 | Child Care Reimbursement Program |
11.5 | Deferred Compensation |
11.6 | Temporary Disability Income Protection |
11.7 | Direct Deposit |
11.8.A | Confidential Employee Handbook |
11.8.B | Guidance on Short-Term Disability for Confidential Employees |
12 | LEAVE |
12.1 | Vacation |
12.2 | Sick Leave (Paid) |
12.2.A | Sick Leave Restoration - Acting Capacity |
12.3 | Personal Leave |
12.4 | Military Leave |
12.4.A | Military Leave: Merit Increases |
12.4.B | Military Leave: Probationary Periods |
12.5 | Holidays |
12.5.A | Religious Holiday Observances |
12.6 | Leave for State Exams & Interviews |
12.7 | Voluntary Employee Incentive Programs |
12.8 | Bereavement Leave |
12.9 | Leave Credit Between Branches of Government |
12.10 | Family & Medical Leave |
12.11 | Catastrophic Leave |
13 | TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT |
13.1 | Training and Career Development Opportunities |
13.2 | Tuition Reimbursement |
14 | LABOR RELATIONS |
14.1 | Current Bargaining Agreements |
14.2 | Employee Organizational Activities |
14.3 | Public Demonstration |
14.4 | Making a Position Confidential |
14.5 | Reimbursement for Destroyed Property |
14.6 | Grievance Administration |
14.7 | Union Access in Non-Select Cases |
14.8 | Emergency Notification |
14.9 | Recovery of Overpayments |
14.10 | Payment for Medical Expenses |
14.11 | Unpaid Disciplinary Suspensions |
14.12 | Selections for Position in MSEA Units - Armstrong Memo |
14.13 | Employee's Right to have a Union Representative Present at Meetings with Employer |
14.14 | Making A Position Confidential |
14.15 | Strikes or Other Work Stoppages and Picketting by State Employees |
15 | LEGAL ISSUES |
15.1 | Drug Free Workplace Policy |
15.2 | Drug & Alcohol Testing Policy For Employees In Positions Requiring A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) And Defined As Safety-Sensitive |
16 | EXPENSES |
16.1.A | Travel Policy |
16.1.B | Mileage Allowance |
