Governor Shumlin is scheduled to sign H.187, imposing mandatory paid leave, into law Wednesday. The following are the core provisions: Employers of all sizes must provide up to 40 hours of paid sick, family, and domestic violence leave in a 12-month period to employees working an average of 18 hours or more a week (the […]

The House General, Housing, and Military Affairs Committee took testimony Thursday on H.808, which would require employers to provide accommodation for pregnant employees. Pregnancy accommodation has been the subject of recent Supreme Court action and interest by the EEOC. Approximately 17 states have related statutes, although they do not all take the approach of H.808. […]

The House Commerce Committee will take further testimony and potentially vote on legislation to reform employee classification statutes determining employee or independent contractor status for UI and workers’ compensation, as well as make additional related reforms. As reported previously, the Committee is working primarily from H.773, with employer groups also recommending elements from H.378.  AIV […]

Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana, S.241, took another step forward at the end of last week with approval by the Senate Finance Committee. The bill will be reviewed by the Senate Appropriations Committee this week. AIV testified to a number of concerns for employers, especially manufacturers, before the Senate Economic Development Committee. This Committee has […]

After delay over reconsideration of a floor amendment to exempt companies with 5 or fewer employees (an amendment that failed), the Senate passed H.187, imposing mandatory paid leave, last week. The bill is essentially the same as reported previously after it was passed out of the Senate Economic Development Committee. The following are the core […]