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Labor Department requests steady budget; highlights UI modernization and hiring challenges
Summary
Commissioner Michael Parentson told the Senate Appropriations Committee the Department of Labor’s FY26 request contains no major increases beyond a 3% general fund adjustment, and that modernization projects (unemployment insurance, workers' comp, workforce development and financial systems) and frontline staffing remain priorities.
Michael Parentson, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Labor, briefed the Senate Appropriations Committee on Feb. 21 and said the department’s FY26 budget shows no major ups or downs beyond a standard 3% increase applied to general‑fund lines. He said the department employs roughly 250 people, operates 11 job centers and is about 59% federally funded in the current fiscal structure.
Parentson highlighted four ongoing modernization projects: unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation…
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