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Who must post the Vermont Parental and Family Leave posting in the workplace?
Vermont employers who employ 10 or more employees who an average of at least 30 hours per week annually are required to post the Parental and Family Leave posting. (21 V.S.A. §§ 471, 472).
What’s new?
Effective July 1, 2025, Vermont House Bill 461 (HB 461) expands employee access to unpaid, job-protected leave for family leave and medical reasons.
Changes made by HB 461 entitle employees to take up to 12 weeks of:
- Parental leave for:
- Pregnancy.
- Recovery from childbirth or miscarriage.
- Birth of the employee’s child or to care for or bond with the child up to one year after the child’s birth.
- Adoption or foster care placement of a child 18 years or younger or bonding up to one year after adoption or foster placement.
- Family leave – for the serious health condition of any of any family member.
- Safe leave – for specified purposes because the employee or a family member is the victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
- Qualifying exigency leave – for reasons related to an employee’s family member’s active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
- Bereavement leave – Up two weeks for reasons related to the death of an employee’s family member.
Additionally, the bill:
- Expands the definition of “family member”.
- Limits parental leave, bereavement leave, safe leave, and qualifying exigency leave to employees who work for an employer with 10 or more employees and work an average of 30 hours per week.
- Allows employees to use short-term disability benefits during a leave taken for a family member’s school activities or for medical, dental, or professional care appointments.
- Details the documentation that an employer may require to substantiate an employee’s need for a given leave.