Vermont
Vermont employers with between 15 and 49 employees who work an average of at least 30 hours per week and that seek to demonstrate that they offer both parental and family leave under Vermont's Parental and Family Leave Act (VPFLA) should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Vermont employers with 50 or more employees that seek to demonstrate that they offer leave under both the Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act (VPFLA) and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Vermont employers with 10 to 14 employees who work an average of at least 30 hours per week and offer parental leave should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Vermont employers that employ 15 or more employees who work an average of at least 30 hours per week and offer short-term family leave should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Vermont employers seeking to show their compliance and support for Vermont law which requires that employers provide unpaid break time and reasonable locations for employees to express breast milk should consider including this model policy statement in a Vermont supplement.
Vermont employers seeking to educate supervisors about the need to provide reasonable break opportunities, to inform employees about their rights with regard to using bathroom facilities during work and to demonstrate compliance with Vermont law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Vermont employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
As mandated by the Vermont Department of Labor, every Vermont employer with two or more employees must post the Vermont Minimum Wage Notice Poster.
As mandated by the Vermont Department of Labor, every Vermont employer must post the Vermont Posting of Safety Records Poster.