Federal & State Regulations | Employment contracts - Vermont

State Info

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Federal law generally does not regulate employment contracts between employers and employees with one exception: contracts that require the joining or refraining from joining of a labor union as a condition of employment. On the federal level, these contracts are governed by the National Labor Relations Act. States may have a corresponding provision and may also have additional provisions regarding employment contracts.

Vermont law does not have a corresponding provision regarding union membership and employment contracts. It does have other provisions concerning contracts, however.

Workers’ compensation

Any contract or agreement by an employee to pay any portion of the employer’s cost of workers’ compensation insurance shall be void. §699

Waiver of rights

An employer can not require an employee to enter into an agreement to waive his or her rights to unemployment compensation benefits, nor agree to pay any portion of the employer’s required contribution to the state unemployment fund. §1323

No agreement by an employee to waive his or her right to unemployment compensation benefits shall be valid. §1366