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Casey presents three labor bills: state mediator, firefighter overtime change and daily overtime proposal
Summary
Representative Connor Casey introduced three labor bills (H548 to create a state labor mediator, H551 to narrow firefighter overtime exemption to trigger pay at 42 hours, and H570 to establish daily overtime after eight hours and double time after 12); committee members asked about appropriations, FTEs, scope and exemptions.
Representative Connor Casey presented three workplace‑focused bills to the House General & Housing Committee on Jan. 14.
H548 would establish a state labor mediator housed at the Vermont Labor Relations Board to offer free, neutral mediation when negotiations hit an impasse for public and private sector disputes. Casey said the service would be available to small unions and employers as well as larger parties, estimated roughly 10–20 cases per year, and that the bill currently includes no appropriation. He described the mediator’s role as a neutral third party that “would come in…
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