# COMAR Title 17 — Department of Budget and Management

## Subtitle 04 — Personnel Services and Benefits

### Chapter 08 — Employee Rights and Protections

#### Regulation .02 Definitions.

*COMAR 17.04.08.02*

A. In this chapter, the following words have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Party” means an employee filing a complaint or the head of the principal unit which employs the complainant.

  (2) “Personnel action” includes an appointment, promotion, disciplinary or corrective action, acting capacity, reassignment, reclassification, reinstatement, performance appraisal, decision affecting compensation, benefits, training, or any other matter which significantly affects an individual's compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.