Activity/Organization updates

This is the final days to register for the Professional Ethics Seminar April 18th, 2022 - Noon - 2:00pm.  Register Here Friendly reminder: Remember that you are only required to have 2 hours of ethics training during the license period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.  MGEC provided an ethics training in February 2021, so if you participated in that training, you would not need to participate in this training.  Make sure to keep a copy of your certificate so you can track your hours! Here are a few additional details for the upcoming Ethics Seminar. This is a virtual ... Read More >>

March 1, 2022, the State of Minnesota, following current CDC guidance, rescinded HR/LR Policy #1442 regarding face covering. Agencies may have developed their own policies. Employees who feel more comfortable continuing to wear a face covering are welcome to do so. ... Read More >>

Did you know that you can participate in MGEC's monthly Executive Board meetings?  The Executive Board has been meeting on Teams throughout the pandemic.  Interested parties are able to join the meeting on Teams by clicking the following link: https://tinyurl.com/MGEC2022. In order to allow for effective MGEC Executive Board Meetings, MGEC has the following guidelines for those who participate in Executive Board meetings as a non-Board member. Non-Board member meeting participants are asked to identify yourself when you join the meeting. Non-Board members are asked to ... Read More >>

The 2021 Election results are in. Changes to the board take effect January 1, 2022 which include Corey Mathisen (MDH) ascending from Vice President to President, Dan Sullivan (MnDOT) becoming Vice President, Laura Lyons (PCA) moving from Secretary to Treasurer. Newly elected Directors include Mary Kloos (MnDOT), John Dalton (MnDOT) and Benton Campbell (PCA). Blake Nelson (MnDOT) was reelected.   ... Read More >>

If you have not been receiving MGEC emails sent from our Constant Contact address, please see the following FAQ. Question: I am not receiving MGEC e-mails, is there something wrong with my membership status or do I need to register on some list? Answer: As long as you are a State Employee, and your Position Title is one of our 15 classifications within MGEC, you are automatically on the mailing list and should be receiving all newsletters and updates.  There are a couple exceptions:  You are not a Full Member-only Full Members receive ballots for voting on MGEC issues (Board ... Read More >>

This case involved two separate issues. 1) The current MGEC contract provided for Employees in Ranges 1 & 4 to switch from annual progression steps to steps every six months. At issue was implementation of when employees were due their next steps once the contract became effective. MGEC believed that any employees in those pay ranges whose last step increase was six months or more in the past deserved the increase on May 18, 2020, because more than six months had passed since their last progression. The employer denied that interpretation and claimed that they must wait six months after ... Read More >>