§ 1459. Charging benefits
§ 1459. Charging benefits STC benefits paid to an employee shall be charged to the employers in the base period. Reimbursable employers participating in the STC Program shall be assessed for the STC benefits paid their employees. (Added 1985, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
§ 1460. Extended benefits program eligibility
§ 1460. Extended benefits program eligibility An individual who has received all of the unemployment compensation or combined unemployment compensation and STC benefits available in a benefit year shall be considered an “exhaustee” as defined under the provisions of subdivision 1421(8) of this title. (Added 1985, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 1461. Misrepresentation; penalties
§ 1461. Misrepresentation; penalties If an approved plan or any representation for implementation of the plan is intentionally and substantially misleading or false, the employer shall be liable for any amount of benefits deemed by the Commissioner to have been improperly paid from the fund as a result thereof. (Added 1985, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), […]
§ 1462. Period of dormancy
§ 1462. Period of dormancy On July 1, 2020, the Short-Time Compensation Program established pursuant to sections 1451-1461 of this subchapter shall cease operation and shall not resume operation unless directed to do so by enactment of the General Assembly or, if the General Assembly is not in session, by order of the Joint Fiscal […]
§ 1471. Training benefit program
§ 1471. Training benefit program (a) An individual who is otherwise eligible for benefits under this chapter, but who has exhausted his or her maximum benefit amount under section 1340 of this chapter and any other available federally funded extension, is entitled to a maximum of an additional 26 weeks of benefits in the same […]
§ 1501. Title and declaration of policy
§ 1501. Title and declaration of policy (a) This chapter shall be known as the State Labor Relations Act. (b) It is the purpose and policy of this chapter to prescribe the legitimate rights of both employees and employers in their relations with each other, to provide orderly and peaceful procedures for preventing the interference […]
§ 1502. Definitions
§ 1502. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the State Labor Relations Board established under 3 V.S.A. § 921. (2) “Chair” means the Chair of the Board. (3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor. (4) “Collective bargaining” or “bargaining collectively” means the process of negotiating terms, tenure, or conditions of employment between […]
§ 1503. Rights of employees; mutual duty to bargain
§ 1503. Rights of employees; mutual duty to bargain (a) Employees shall have the right to self-organization; to form, join, or assist labor organizations; to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choice, and to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall also have […]
§ 1452. Criteria for approval
§ 1452. Criteria for approval (a) An employer wishing to participate in an STC program shall submit a Department of Labor electronic application or a signed written short-time compensation plan to the Commissioner for approval. The Commissioner may approve an STC plan only if the following criteria are met: (1) The plan identifies the specified […]
§ 1453. Approval or rejection; resubmission
§ 1453. Approval or rejection; resubmission The Commissioner shall approve or reject a plan in writing within 30 days of its receipt, and in the case of rejection shall state the reasons therefor. The reasons for rejection shall be final and nonappealable, but the employer shall be allowed to submit another plan for approval, that […]