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Committee considers expedited VOSHA rulemaking, agrees to draft changes for technical corrections bill
Summary
The Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee on March 6 discussed draft request 250912, the Vermont Department of Labor Technical Corrections draft, focusing on expedited VOSHA rulemaking, notice of layoffs, and penalties for willful unpaid wages.
The Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee on March 6 discussed draft request 250912, the Vermont Department of Labor Technical Corrections draft, focusing on proposed expedited rulemaking for Vermont Occupational Safety and Health (VOSHA), notice requirements for layoffs, and the handling of willful unpaid wages.
Committee members debated language that would allow VOSHA to adopt federal OSHA standards by an expedited procedure rather than the full formal rulemaking process used now. Damien Leonard of the Office of Legislative Council told the committee expedited adoption is “not unprecedented,” describing analogous exceptions for multi‑jurisdictional lottery rules and emergency rulemaking when federal or multistate timelines require a faster adoption. Leonard said the proposed…
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