Fellows v. DEPT. OF ADMIN., HUMAN RESOURCES

¶1 Appellants, thirty Civil Engineering Technicians employed by the State Department of Transportation (‘DOT”), appeal an order of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, denying their petition for judicial review. We affirm.

¶2 This case involves the State of Montana’s broadband pay system, which establishes employee classification and compensation. Sections 2-18-201 to -306, MCA. The pay plan must be administered “on the basis of competency, internal equity, and competitiveness to external labor markets when fiscally able.” Section 2-18-301(4), MCA. Essentially, all…