AFSCME Contract - MMB Home - Minnesota Management & Budget

Class Specifications (Specs) - Minnesota Management & Budget’s description of a job
classification including typical responsibilities and the knowledge, skills and abilities required.
Classified Service - All positions now existing or hereafter created in the civil service and not
specifically designated unclassified pursuant to M.S. 43A.08 or other enabling legislation.
Confidential Employee - A state employee whose work involves access to information subject to
use in collective bargaining or participation in collective bargaining. These employees are not
represented by AFSCME.
Copayment - The amount or percentage that an insured person pays for a certain service or
product once any deductible, if applicable, has been paid.
Delegated Authority - The responsibility and accountability given to an agency by Minnesota
Management & Budget to perform certain classification, compensation, and selection functions.
This authority may vary from agency to agency.
Demotion - The downward movement of an employee to a class which has a maximum salary that
is two or more salary steps below the maximum of the current class.
Disabled Person (as defined by the ADA) - A person who: 1) has a physical or mental impairment
that substantially limits a major life activity, 2) has a record of such an impairment, or 3) is regarded
as having such an impairment.
E.A.P. (Employee Assistance Program) - A service available to all state employees, which provides
assistance and referral for a variety of situations including emotional, financial, family, and alcohol
or chemical dependency problems.
Emergency Employee - An employee who is appointed for no more than 45 aggregate work days
in any 12 month period for any single Appointing Authority.
Employer - Minnesota Management & Budget, which is considered the Employer of all Executive
Branch State employees and employees of the three retirement systems.
Employment Condition - See Article 12, Section 2.
Equal Classes - See Transferable Classes.
Finalist Pool - A group of applicants from the applicant pool who have been determined to best
meet all the qualifications for a vacant position.
First Report of Injury - Related to Workers’ Compensation, a form used for reporting injuries that
happen to employees during the course of performing their job duties.
Flex time Scheduling - See Article 5, Section 2C.
F.L.S.A. (Fair Labor Standards Act) - Federal law which governs hours of work and overtime
provisions for all workers.
F.M.L.A. (Family Medical Leave Act) - Federal law mandating up to 12 weeks of job protected
leave to eligible employees for certain family and/or medical reasons consistent with the Act,
relevant State law and collective bargaining agreements/plan.
Formulary Drugs - List of prescribed drugs covered by each health plan.
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