Public Laws

Chapter 539

H.P. 1651 - L.D. 2289

PART P

Sec. P-1. Lump-sum payment. Except for employees identified in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraph E, Judicial Department employees in the administrative services bargaining unit, the supervisory bargaining unit and the professional bargaining unit and employees referred to in sections 4 and 5 of this Part who were employed in a full-time capacity by the State on July 1, 2007 are entitled to receive a $700 lump-sum payment in fiscal year 2007-08. Payment must be prorated for an employee employed less than full time consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. This sum may not be considered earnable compensation under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System.

Sec. P-2. Adjustment of salary schedules for fiscal year 2008-09. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing after the effective date of this Part and closest to July 1, 2008, the salary schedules for Judicial Department employees in the administrative services bargaining unit, the supervisory bargaining unit and the professional bargaining unit and employees referred to in section 4 of this Part must be adjusted upward by 3%.

Sec. P-3. Adjustment of salary schedules for calendar year 2009. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing after the effective date of this Part and closest to April 1, 2009, the salary schedules for Judicial Department employees in the administrative services bargaining unit, the supervisory bargaining unit and the professional bargaining unit and employees referred to in section 4 of this Part must be adjusted upward by 3%.

Sec. P-4. Other employees; similar and equitable treatment. Employees of the Judicial Department in classifications included in the administrative services bargaining unit, the supervisory bargaining unit and the professional bargaining unit who are excluded from collective bargaining pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraphs C, F and G must be given similar and equitable treatment on a pro rata basis similar to that treatment given employees covered by the collective bargaining agreements.

Sec. P-5. Excepted employees. For the purposes of this Part, "excepted employees" means the employees within the Judicial Department who are in positions excluded from bargaining units pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraphs C, D and E, other than those referred to in section 4 of this Part. For excepted employees identified in Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraphs C and D, effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing after the effective date of this Part and closest to July 1, 2008, the salary schedules must be adjusted upward by 2%. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing after the effective date of this Part and closest to January 1, 2009, the salary schedules for those excepted employees must be adjusted by eliminating the first step and creating a new last step that is 4% higher than the previous step. For excepted employees identified in Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraph E, effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing closest to July 1, 2007, the salary schedules must be adjusted upward by 2%. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing closest to July 1, 2008, the salary schedules must be adjusted upward by 2%.