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Senate advances S.125 to bolster workers' compensation and expand collective-bargaining roles; appropriations for labor-board staffing removed
Summary
S.125, which updates workers' compensation procedures and expands collective-bargaining rights in state government, cleared committee reviews and was ordered to third reading after the Appropriations Committee removed a requested appropriation for the Vermont Labor Relations Board.
The Vermont Senate advanced S.125 to third reading after committee reports and floor consideration on March 25. The bill makes changes to workers' compensation processes and permits additional public employees to unionize while proposing a staffing appropriation for the Vermont Labor Relations Board.
Senator Rahm Hinsdale of Chittenden, sponsor and floor presenter for S.125, described the bill as "an important and balanced bill that strengthens both workers'…
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