Montana Code 2-18-1204. Salary and benefits protection — employee transfer
2-18-1204. Salary and benefits protection — employee transfer. An employee whose position is eliminated as a result of privatization, reorganization of an agency, closure of or a reduction in force at an agency, or other actions by the legislature and who is subsequently transferred to a different position in a state agency is entitled to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 2-18-1204
- Agency: has the meaning provided in 2-18-101 but does not include the Montana university system. See Montana Code 2-18-1202
- Employee: means a person employed by the state who has achieved permanent status, as defined in 2-18-101, or officers and employees of the legislative branch and teachers under the authority of the department of corrections or department of public health and human services who have been employed for at least 6 continuous months. See Montana Code 2-18-1202
- Privatization: means contracting with the private sector to provide a service normally or traditionally provided directly by an employee of an agency. See Montana Code 2-18-1202
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(1)the same hourly salary as previously received if the new position is the same classification or higher as the one previously held;
(2)retain all accrued sick leave credits;
(3)retain, cash out, or use accrued vacation leave credits to extend the employee’s effective layoff date; and
(4)relocation expenses as provided in agency policy.