| Section |
Title |
|---|
| 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 |