Employment laws and bills in Vermont

Every bill in the Vermont Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope
71bills in scope
Past committee
10past committee
Most recent action
29 May 2026most recent action

Employment laws enacted in Vermont in 2026

2 Employment bills were enacted in Vermont this year, the latest with a last action on 29 May 2026. They lead the list below.

Employment bills in Vermont

5Enacted

2Cleared both chambers

3Past committee

61Introduced or inactive

71 bills in scope

Enacted

5

H 294An act relating to telecommunications services and wages in correctional facilitiesEnactedS 173An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeshipsEnactedS 117An act relating to wage and hour, unemployment compensation, and workers' compensationEnactedH 461An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leaveEnactedH 259An act relating to preventing workplace violence in hospitalsEnacted

Cleared both chambers

2

S 230An act relating to fair employment practicesVetoedS 125An act relating to collective bargainingVetoed

Past committee

3

H 887An act relating to crime victim status under the Fair Employment Practices ActFloor voteH 556An act relating to exceptions to applicability of State minimum wageFloor voteH 34An act relating to workforce leadership in VermontFloor vote

Introduced or inactive

15 of 61 shown

H 950An act relating to compensation for certain State employees (Pay Act)IntroducedH 919An act relating to classifying incarcerated individuals as temporary State employeesIntroducedH 403An act relating to fair labor standards and housing standards for agricultural workersIntroducedH 871An act relating to unemployment insurance fraudIntroducedH 803An act relating to apprenticeship programsIntroducedS 307An act relating to overtime pay for firefightersIntroducedS 317An act relating to weatherization funding and weatherization workforce recruitmentIntroducedH 743An act relating to increasing the State minimum wage based on the livable wageIntroducedS 292An act relating to granting public higher education employees the right to strikeIntroducedH 661An act relating to workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters with cancerIntroducedH 725An act relating to the State Labor Relations ActIntroducedH 726An act relating to flexible working arrangementsIntroducedH 713An act relating to raising the minimum wage for employees working for a national fast food chainIntroducedH 714An act relating to automated employment decision making and State employeesIntroducedS 264An act relating to collective bargaining for Assistant Attorneys GeneralIntroduced

Showing the 25 furthest along of 71. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Vermont Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.

Other practice areas in Vermont

Employment legislation in other jurisdictions

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