Committee delays vote on H.461 after counsel clarifies leave coverage; seeks more testimony
The House Committee on General and Housing heard legal clarification on H.461 — which would expand unpaid leave to include bereavement, exigency and safe leave and broaden the definition of family member — and agreed to postpone a vote to gather additional witnesses and allow members time to consider the proposal.
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The House Committee on General and Housing on March 12 took up H.461, a draft bill that would expand existing unpaid leave provisions in Vermont to add bereavement leave, qualifying exigency leave and safe leave and to broaden the definition of covered family members, but the committee postponed any vote to seek more testimony and give members time to review the changes.
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