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Previous Updates
Parental and Family Leave Act
- Qualifying reasons for leave, now including circumstances such as domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, bereavement, and other significant personal events.
- The definition of "family member" to encompass a wider range of relationships, reflecting contemporary family structures.
- The total duration of unpaid leave remains capped at 12 weeks within a 12-month period.
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT032/ACT032%20Act%20Summary.pdf
Pay Information in Job Postings
- A position that is physically located in Vermont; or
- A remote role that will predominately perform work for a Vermont-based office or work location.
Captive Audience Meetings
Hairstyle Discrimination
Vermont Amends Military Leave Law
Effective July 1, 2021, amendments to Vermont's military leave law include:
- Providing that a covered servicemember will receive the same employment benefits, privileges and protections regardless of the activation authority or location of service;
- Removing the maximum 15 days of leave per calendar year requirement, and instead broadly requiring "a leave of absence";
- Providing that National Guard members ordered to state active duty are subject to the requirements of, and entitled to the rights, privileges, benefits and protections of, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA); and
- Removing the specification that permanent employees must be reinstated to their same position with the same status, pay and seniority.
Expanded Data Breach Notification Law
Amendments to the Vermont Security Breach Notice Act expand the definitions of security breach and personally identifiable information, and modify notification requi rements starting in July.
The definition of security breach is expanded to also mean the unauthorized acquisition of login credentials. The definition of personally identifiable information is expanded to include unique biometric data and genetic information.
The amendments also modify the requirements for substitute notice and breaches involving login credentials.
