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Can I offer unlimited vacation time to my employees in Vermont? What are the requirements?

Based on the documents provided, an employer may offer unlimited vacation time to its employees in Vermont as long as it complies with the terms of its own policy and ensures consistency in the terms and conditions of its vacation policy throughout the state service and ensure compatibility with merit system statutes and principles [3.1][5.1].

Requirements for Vacation Time in Vermont

  • Vermont law does not require employers to provide vacation time to employees.
  • If an employer chooses to offer vacation time, it must comply with the terms of its own policy [5.1].
  • Employers must ensure consistency in the terms and conditions of their vacation policies throughout the state service and ensure compatibility with merit system statutes and principles [3.1].
  • Employers must pay earned sick time on the same schedule and in the same paycheck as regular wages are paid. An employer shall not delay compensating an employee for earned sick time [2.3].
  • Employers must not reduce or impair the existing membership and benefits of an employee of a realigning district or a realigning SU either by negotiations with the new district or new SU under 21 V.S.A. chapter 22 or otherwise [1.1].

Therefore, an employer may offer unlimited vacation time to its employees in Vermont as long as it complies with the requirements mentioned above.

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Vermont