Employee Privacy: Vermont

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Author: Gloria Ju

Summary

• Vermont recognizes four types of invasion of privacy claims. See Common Law Invasion of Privacy Claims.
• Vermont employers are prohibited from discriminating against an individual based on his or her credit information or from asking about credit information, except under certain circumstances. See Credit Checks.
• Criminal conviction records may be obtained from the state if 10 conditions are met. See Criminal Conviction Records.
• Inquiries into health coverage status are prohibited. See Health Coverage Status.
• Vermont has certain requirements for drug testing of applicants and employees. See Drug Testing.
• Vermont limits employers' ability to conduct genetic testing, AIDS/HIV testing and lie detector testing. See Testing of Employees and Applicants.
• Employers have specific timeframes in which to report a breach of a consumer's personally identifiable information to the consumer and to the attorney general. See Security Breach Notice Act.
• Employers must also follow laws regarding the privacy of Social Security numbers and the destruction of records containing personal information. See Social Security Number Protection Act; Safe Destruction of Documents Containing Personal Information.
• Employers must provide an appropriate private place for nursing mothers for three years after the birth of the child. See Workplace Privacy for Nursing Mothers.