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The Fair Labor Standards Act does not require payment for time not worked. This type of benefit is generally a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee’s representative). Employers, however, do need to comply with applicable state laws.
Vermont law doesn’t require private employers to pay employees for jury duty.
Vermont doesn’t have a time-off-for-voting provision.
Vermont law provides that employers may not discharge or discipline a victim of a listed crime or a victim's family member or representative for honoring a subpoena to testify.
All employers are subject to the law.
Full-time employees of covered employers who work an average of at least 18 hours per week are eligible to accrue and use earned sick time. Employers may require a waiting period of up to one year for newly hired employees or for current employees who are employed on the law’s effective date. During this period employees accrue, but are not allowed to use the earned sick time. Ineligible employees include certain state or federal employees, per diem or intermittent employees, employees 18 or younger, and certain sole proprietors, partner owners, executive officers, or managers.
Employees accrue at least one hour of earned sick time for every 52 hours worked; employees are entitled to at least 40 hours (five days) of earned sick leave per year. Employees may carry over unused sick leave, but the employer may limit the use of the leave to 40 hours per 12-month period.
Group insurance benefits must continue during an employee’s use of earned sick time at the same level and condition that coverage would be provided as for normal work hours. Employees may be required to contribute to the cost of the benefits during the use of sick leave at the existing rate of employee contributions.
Employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees for exercising their rights; therefore, they may not be terminated for taking the leave.
Employers may require employees to notify them as soon as practicable of the intent to take earned sick time, and the expected duration of the absence. Employers must post a notice of the provisions of this law conspicuously to employees, and notify new hires of the provisions.
Contacts
Jury duty
Voting
None.
Respond to subpoena
Regulations
Jury duty
Vermont Statutes, Chapter 21 Labor, Chapter 5 Employment Practices, §499 Jurors and witnesses:
Voting
None.
Respond to subpoena
Vermont Statutes, Chapter 13 Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Chapter 165 Victims, §5313 Limitations on Employers:
Earned sick time
Vermont Statutes, Title 21, Chapter 5, Subchapter 4A, Sections 481 through 486.
Contacts
None.
Statutes/Regulations
None.