Vermont § 342 - Weekly payment of wages

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§ 342. Weekly payment of wages

  • (a)(1) Any employer that is doing business within the State shall pay each week, in lawful
    money or checks, the wages earned by each employee to a day not more than six days
    prior to the date of payment. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, any employer having one or more
    employees that is doing business within the State may, either: (A) after giving notice to each employee, pay biweekly or semimonthly, in lawful money
    or checks, each employee the wages earned by the employee to a day not more than six
    days prior to the date of payment; or (B) pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement pay any employee who is
    subject to that agreement the wages earned by the employee to a day not more than
    13 days prior to the date of payment. (3)(A) An employee of a school district or supervisory union may elect in writing to have
    a set amount or set percentage of the employee’s after-tax wages withheld by the school
    district in a district-held bank account each pay period. The percentage or amount
    withheld shall be determined by the employee. (B) At the option of the employee, the school district or supervisory union shall disburse
    the funds to the employee in either a single payment at the time the employee receives
    the employee’s final paycheck of the school year or in equal weekly or biweekly sums
    beginning at the end of the school year. (C)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 342 ("Weekly payment of wages") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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