Common use of Assignment Out-of-State Clause in Contracts

Assignment Out-of-State. Where it is reasonably anticipated that an Employee will be assigned to work out-of- state for more than five (5) consecutive workdays with an intervening Saturday and Sunday without a work assignment, the affected Employee may request in advance of the work assignment that their appointing authority approve reimbursement for expenses necessary to return the Employee to their Maine headquarters for the weekend. Such a request shall be approved if the travel costs incurred by returning to Maine for the weekend are equal to or less than lodging and estimated meal expenses for the weekend if the Employee remains at the out-of-state assignment location. The State agrees to make a good faith effort to schedule out of state travel sufficiently far in advance to allow employees to request an advance to cover travel expenses.

Assignment Out-of-State. Where it is reasonably anticipated that an Employee will be assigned to work outout- of-of- state for more than five (5) consecutive workdays with an intervening Saturday and Sunday without a work assignment, the affected Employee may request in advance of the work assignment that their his/her appointing authority approve reimbursement for expenses necessary to return the Employee to their his/her Maine headquarters for the weekend. Such a request shall be approved if the travel costs incurred by returning to Maine for the weekend are equal to or less than lodging and estimated meal expenses for the weekend if the Employee remains at the out-of-state assignment location. The State agrees to make a good faith effort to schedule out of state travel sufficiently far in advance to allow employees to request an advance to cover travel expenses.