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§ 506. Exemptions

§ 506. Exemptions The following are exempt from the provisions of this subchapter: (1) food services or vending machines provided by hospitals or residential institutions as a direct service to patients, inmates, students or otherwise institutionalized persons; and (2) State property not under the control of the Department of Buildings and General Services. (Added 1983, […]

§ 507. Whistleblower protection; health care employees; prohibitions; hearing; notice

§ 507. Whistleblower protection; health care employees; prohibitions; hearing; notice (a) For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) The “American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)” means the national organization that developed the Magnet Recognition Program. The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes excellence in nursing services and is based on quality indicators and standards of nursing practice as […]

§ 508. Enforcement

§ 508. Enforcement (a) An employee aggrieved by a violation of this subdivision may: (1) utilize any available internal process, grievance procedure, or similar process available to the employee to maintain or restore any loss of employment rights with the employer; or (2) bring an action in the Superior Court of the county in which […]

§ 509. Notice

§ 509. Notice (a) No later than December 1, 2004, the Commissioner of Labor shall develop and distribute to each employer a standard notice as provided in this section. Each notice shall be in clear and understandable language and shall include: (1) a summary of this subchapter; (2) that an employee, in order to receive […]

§ 497a. Committee established

§ 497a. Committee established There is hereby established a permanent committee to be known as the Vermont Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, to consist of 23 members, including one representative each from the Vermont Department of Labor’s Workforce Development Division and the Jobs for Veterans State Grant, one representative from the Department […]

§ 497b. Duties

§ 497b. Duties (a) The Committee shall coordinate a program to promote the employment of people with disabilities by creating statewide interest in the rehabilitation and employment of people with disabilities and by obtaining and maintaining cooperation from all public and private groups in this field. The Committee shall work in cooperation with the President’s […]

§ 497c. Disability awareness month

§ 497c. Disability awareness month The month of October is designated as “Disability Awareness Month.” (Added 1963, No. 200, § 4, eff. June 29, 1963; amended 1991, No. 168 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)

§ 497d. Powers

§ 497d. Powers The Vermont Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities is authorized to receive any gifts, grants, or donations made for any of the purposes of its program. (1963, No. 200, § 6, eff. June 29, 1963; amended 1991, No. 168 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)

§ 497e. Funds; revenue; use

§ 497e. Funds; revenue; use (a) The Chair of the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities or his or her designated representative may authorize or sponsor fund-raising events and the revenue therefrom shall be placed in the account of the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. (b) The Chair or his […]