Federal & State Regulations | Collective Bargaining Agreements - Vermont

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Vermont has labor relations laws; however, they provide similar protections as those of the National Labor Relations Act and Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and do not apply where the NLRB has jurisdiction. The state’s Labor Relations Act covers private sector employers with five or more employees. The state law does not cover agricultural laborers, individuals employed by their parent or spouse, domestic service workers, independent contractors, those covered by the Railway Labor Act, or supervisors.

Under state law, professional employees can only be in a bargaining unit with non-professional employees if a majority of the professional employees vote for inclusion in such a unit.