Vermont § 413 - Notice and wage payment obligations

§ 413. Notice and wage payment obligations

• (a) An employer who will engage in a closing or mass layoff shall provide notice to the
  Secretary of Commerce and Community Development and the Commissioner in accordance
  with this section to enable the State to present information on potential support
  for the employer and separated employees. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, an employer who will engage in a closing
  or mass layoff shall provide notice to the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development
  and the Commissioner 45 days prior to the effective date of the closing or layoffs
  that reach the thresholds defined in section 411 of this subchapter, and shall provide
  30 days’ notice to the local chief elected official or administrative officer of the
  municipality, affected employees, and bargaining agent, if any. (c) The employer shall send to the Commissioner and the Secretary the approximate number
  and job titles of affected employees, the anticipated date of the employment loss,
  and the affected worksites within the time allotted for notice to the Commissioner
  and Secretary under subsection 413(b) or 414(b) of this subchapter. Concurrent with
  the notification to the affected employees, in accordance with subsection 413(b) of
  this subchapter, the employer shall send to the Commissioner in writing the actual
  number of layoffs, job titles, date of layoff, and other information as the Commissioner
  deems necessary for the purposes of unemployment insurance benefit processing and
  for accessing federal and State resources to mitigate adverse employment impacts affecting
  employers, employees, and communities. (d) In the case of a sale of part or all of an employer’s business where mass layoffs
  will occur, the seller and the purchaser are still required to comply with the notice
  requirements under subsection (b) of this section. (e) Nothing in this subchapter shall abridge, abrogate, or restrict the right of the State
  to require an employer that is receiving State economic development funds or incentives
  from being required to provide additional or earlier notice as a condition for the
  receipt of such funds or incentives. (f) An employer is required to pay all unpaid wage and compensation owed to any laid-off
  worker, as required under this title. (g) This section shall not apply to a nursing home in situations where Rules 2.8 and 3.14
  of the Vermont Licensing and Operating Rules for Nursing Homes apply or where the
  CMS Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities apply, pursuant to 42 C.F.R. §§ 483.15 and 483.70. (Added 2013, No. 125 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 15, 2015.)