Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed legislation extending the protections of the state’s unpaid family leave law. The expansion extends safe leave, bereavement leave, and qualifying exigency leave to employees of employers with ten or more employees. The law also broadens the definition of “family member” found in the law. The amendments will become effective
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Vermont Governor Announces Family and Medical Leave Insurance Plan
By Debra Weiss Ford & Samuel H. Martin on
Posted in FMLA
Vermont will join its neighboring state New Hampshire in implementing a voluntary paid family and medical leave insurance program.
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