Montana AG Opinions — 2016

The definition of “agent” in Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-111 does not restrict the persons that the Attorney General may appoint as agents to employees “within the Department of Justice.”

Public employees on workers compensation leave who are supplementing workers compensation benefits with accrued sick leave pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement are in a leave-with-pay status for the sick leave hours converted to pay, and are entitled to accrue vacation and sick leave credits on a prorated basis.