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Senate Appropriations reviews H.461 to codify unpaid family and bereavement leave for Vermont state employees
Summary
At its May 6 meeting, the Vermont Senate Appropriations Committee heard that H.461 would standardize definitions for state family leave, add unpaid bereavement leave for state employees and align some language with federal law; the committee moved the bill and called the roll.
On May 6, the Vermont Senate Appropriations Committee considered H.461, a bill that would standardize state employee family-leave definitions and codify unpaid bereavement leave for Vermont state employees.
Committee members were told the bill does not create paid leave but adjusts statutory language and leave definitions to make them more consistent and inclusive and to better align with federal laws. A bill presenter said the draft “entirely has to do as it's important to mention unpaid leave policies in Vermont, not paid leaves” and that the change “does grant the large more codified access to bereavement leave, but it is unpaid.”
The presenter told the…
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