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Senate advances bill expanding reasons and covered family members under Vermont's unpaid leave law
Summary
The Senate ordered third reading of H.4.61 after committee reports that the bill would expand the Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act to add bereavement, safe leave, qualified exigency (military) leave, an expanded family‑member definition and coverage for certain airline flight crews without increasing the total unpaid weeks available.
The Vermont Senate on the floor ordered third reading of H.4.61 after committee reports that the bill expands the grounds and covered relationships under the Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act but does not increase the total 12 weeks of unpaid, job‑protected leave available to eligible employees.
Senator Chittenden (committee reporter) told the chamber the bill preserves the current 12‑week maximum but creates additional categories of leave: bereavement leave (with parameters, including a limit of up to two of the 12 weeks for bereavement, and no more than five consecutive workdays for a single bereavement use), "safe…
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