VCEP Vermont Paid Leave Survey 2015 |
Dear Vermont Employer:
The Vermont House has passed legislation, H.187, to mandate that Vermont employers provide paid leave. The legislation is now in the Senate, which is expected to take it up next year. The basic highlights of the bill include:
All non-federal employers are covered, regardless of size. Both full and part time workers are covered. There are certain specific and limited exceptions, including for certain seasonal and temporary workers (see below regarding additional details).
Employees immediately start to accrue a minimum of one hour paid leave for every 40 hours worked, although new employees must work 1400 hours or one year, whichever is reached first, before they can begin to use leave accrued during that time.
Unused leave rolls over annually, but employees are limited to up to 24 hours of paid leave in any 12 month period from 2016 through 2017, then 40 hours in any 12 month period beginning in 2018.
Paid leave can be used for personal and family health related activities, as well as social services or legal services related activities concerning domestic violence.
The mandatory leave requirement would be concurrent with and not in addition to other paid medical or general leave benefits available for the same uses provided by the employer.
For more detailed information about legislative provisions and updates, please feel free to contact the organization that forwarded you this survey request.
The Vermont Coalition for Employment and Prosperity is a coalition of business organizations representing employers of every size and sector around the state. To help inform the debate over mandatory paid leave, we encourage you to complete the confidential survey below. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the organization that sent you this survey request. Thank you for your time and information!
The Vermont House has passed legislation, H.187, to mandate that Vermont employers provide paid leave. The legislation is now in the Senate, which is expected to take it up next year. The basic highlights of the bill include:
All non-federal employers are covered, regardless of size. Both full and part time workers are covered. There are certain specific and limited exceptions, including for certain seasonal and temporary workers (see below regarding additional details).
Employees immediately start to accrue a minimum of one hour paid leave for every 40 hours worked, although new employees must work 1400 hours or one year, whichever is reached first, before they can begin to use leave accrued during that time.
Unused leave rolls over annually, but employees are limited to up to 24 hours of paid leave in any 12 month period from 2016 through 2017, then 40 hours in any 12 month period beginning in 2018.
Paid leave can be used for personal and family health related activities, as well as social services or legal services related activities concerning domestic violence.
The mandatory leave requirement would be concurrent with and not in addition to other paid medical or general leave benefits available for the same uses provided by the employer.
For more detailed information about legislative provisions and updates, please feel free to contact the organization that forwarded you this survey request.
The Vermont Coalition for Employment and Prosperity is a coalition of business organizations representing employers of every size and sector around the state. To help inform the debate over mandatory paid leave, we encourage you to complete the confidential survey below. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the organization that sent you this survey request. Thank you for your time and information!