The initial transfer of any career service employee pursuant to the transfer of probation and parole field services and the administration of the community corrections program from the board of parole to the department of correction shall not result in any impairment, interruption or diminution of employee rights, salary, benefits, leave accumulation or employment. The commissioner of human resources is authorized to determine if there has been any impairment of rights, salary, benefits, leave accumulation or employment as a result of the initial transfer. Any career service employee may seek redress of any such determination through a request for declaratory order by the commissioner of human resources pursuant to § 4-5-223.