| 1 | 1 | | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.295 |
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| 2 | 2 | | 2025 Page 1 of 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | VT LEG #379681 v.1 |
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| 6 | 6 | | H.295 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Introduced by Representatives Greer of Bennington, Nelson of Derby, Bailey 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | of Hyde Park, Bos-Lun of Westminster, Carris-Duncan of 3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Whitingham, Casey of Montpelier, Charlton of Chester, Coffin 4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | of Cavendish, Cooper of Pownal, Hooper of Burlington, Keyser 5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | of Rutland City, Labor of Morgan, LaMont of Morristown, 6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Lipsky of Stowe, Logan of Burlington, Malay of Pittsford, 7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | McGill of Bridport, Minier of South Burlington, Morgan, L. of 8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Milton, Morrow of Weston, Nielsen of Brandon, Nigro of 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Bennington, and Pouech of Hinesburg 10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Referred to Committee on 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date: 12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Subject: Labor; employment practices; wages; accrued vacation leave 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require 14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | employers to pay out unused accrued vacation leave upon an employee’s 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | separation from employment. 16 |
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| 22 | 22 | | An act relating to payment of vacation leave upon separation from 17 |
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| 23 | 23 | | employment 18 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.295 |
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| 27 | 27 | | VT LEG #379681 v.1 |
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| 28 | 28 | | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Sec. 1. 21 V.S.A. § 342 is amended to read: 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | § 342. WEEKLY PAYMENT OF WAGES 3 |
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| 31 | 31 | | * * * 4 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b)(1) An employee who: 5 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1)(A) voluntarily leaves employment shall be paid on the last regular 6 |
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| 34 | 34 | | pay day, or if there is no regular pay day, on the following Friday; 7 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2)(B) is discharged from employment shall be paid within 72 hours of 8 |
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| 36 | 36 | | following discharge; 9 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (3)(C) is absent from his or her the employee’s regular place of 10 |
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| 38 | 38 | | employment on the employer’s regular scheduled date of wages or salary 11 |
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| 39 | 39 | | payment shall be entitled to payment upon demand. 12 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (2) The final payment of wages to an employee who leaves 13 |
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| 41 | 41 | | employment, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, shall include payment for 14 |
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| 42 | 42 | | any unused accrued vacation leave. 15 |
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| 43 | 43 | | * * * 16 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 17 |
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| 45 | 45 | | This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 18 |
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