Vermont § 1502 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 1502. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Board” means the State Labor Relations Board established under 3 V.S.A. § 921. (2) “Chair” means the Chair of the Board. (3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor. (4) “Collective bargaining” or “bargaining collectively” means the process of negotiating
  terms, tenure, or conditions of employment between one or more employers and representatives
  of employees with the intent to arrive at an agreement that, when reached, shall be
  reduced to writing. (5) “Collective bargaining unit” means the employees of an employer being either all of
  the employees, the members of a craft, or the employees of a plant or subdivision
  thereof. (6) “Employee” includes any employee, and is not limited to the employees of a particular
  employer unless this chapter explicitly states otherwise, and includes any individual
  whose work has ceased as a consequence of, or in connection with, any current labor
  dispute or because of any unfair labor practice and who has not obtained any other
  regular and substantially equivalent employment, but does not include an individual: (A) employed as an agricultural laborer; (B) employed by the individual’s parent or spouse; (C) [Repealed.] (D) having the status of an independent contractor; (E) employed as a supervisor; (F) employed by an employer subject to the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151–165; or (G) employed by any other person who is not an employer as defined in subdivision (7)
  of this section. (7) “Employer” means any person employing five or more employees and any person acting
  as an agent of an employer, employing five or more employees, directly or indirectly,
  but does not include: (A) the United States or any wholly owned government corporation or any federal reserve
  bank; (B) this State or any political subdivision of this State or any incorporated or interstate
  school district; (C) any person subject to the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151–165; (D) any labor organization, other than when acting as an employer, or anyone acting in
  the capacity of officer or agent of a labor organization; or (E) a person operating a hospital or a nursing home, if no part of the net earnings inures
  to the benefit of a private individual or shareholder. (8) “Labor dispute” includes any controversy concerning terms, tenure, or conditions of
  employment, or concerning the association or representation of persons in negotiating,
  fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment,
  regardless of whether the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and
  employee. (9) “Labor organization” means an organization of any kind or any agency or any employee
  representation committee or plan in which employees participate and that exists for
  the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employees concerning grievances,
  labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work. (10) “Person” includes one or more individuals, labor organizations, partnerships, associations,
  corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers. (11) “Professional employee” means: (A) any employee engaged in work: