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Garrity Warning - A warning given to an employee by an employer during an employment
investigation that requires the employee to either provide information or be discharged for refusing
to provide information. If such a warning is given, the employee may object to the use of such
information in a subsequent criminal proceeding on the basis that a self-incriminating statement
was made under duress.
Generic Drug - The chemical name of a drug as opposed to the brand name of the drug. For
instance, Benadryl is the brand name of the drug Diphenhydramine.
Grievance - See Article 17, Sec. 1.
Hay Evaluation System - A system used by Minnesota Management & Budget to evaluate the
relative know-how, problem-solving, and accountability of job classes. Information from Hay
evaluations is used to compare job classes for purposes of compensation setting and pay equity.
Incumbent - Employee currently serving in a job.
Job Audit - Process by which a position is reviewed by Minnesota Management & Budget or
Appointing Authority to determine the correct classification.
Just Cause - A standard upon which discipline is based.
Layoff List - See Class Layoff List and Seniority Unit Layoff List.
Long Term Disability - See Article 19, Sec. 7B.
MMB (Minnesota Management & Budget) - The Employer of all Executive Branch State employees
and employees of the three retirement systems.
Mobility Assignment - Per Administrative Procedure 1.1, voluntary, limited assignments of
classified permanent employees to alternative duties within another state agency/Appointing
Authority, governmental jurisdiction, or private employer. Duration cannot normally exceed two
years.
M.S. - Minnesota Statutes.
Multi-Source Recruitment and Selection Process – A competitive hiring process used to fill
unlimited classified positions in the Executive Branch.
Non-continuous, Non-extended Operation - Appointing Authorities, or portions thereof, which do
not have 24 hour, 7-day per week schedules.
O.S.H.A. (Occupational Safety and Health Act) - Federal law which governs safety and health
issues in the workplace.
P.E.L.R.A. (Public Employee Labor Relations Act) - Minnesota Statute 179A which governs the
relationships between public employers and their employees. Provisions include granting public
employees the right to organize, requiring public employers to meet and negotiate with public
employees and establishing the responsibilities, procedures and limitations of public employment
relationships.
Position Description - A document which defines an individual job’s duties and responsibilities
and the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform them.
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