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Senate panel hears business concerns that S.230 would flip Vermont's flexible-work law into a presumption of approval
Summary
Business representatives told the Senate committee that S.230 would change Vermont's flexible-working statute from a process-guarantee into a presumption that employers must grant requested schedule or location changes, increasing documentation, legal risk, and administrative burden without evident enforcement data showing a systemic problem.
The Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee heard testimony that S.230 would substantially change how Vermont treats private-sector requests for flexible work.
A business representative testified the state's existing law (cited in testimony as state statute 309) requires employers to consider requests, engage in good-faith discussion and provide written responses, but does not compel them to grant requests. "S.230 would convert that…
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