By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Expands access to unpaid family and medical leave; provides job-protected leave from employment for reasons related to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, bereavement, and a qualifying exigency related to active duty service by a family member in the U.S. Armed Forces; covers employers with 10 or more employees working at least 30 hours per week, for purposes of bereavement leave, safe leave, and leave for a qualifying exigency; eliminates barriers to LGBTQ+ families in accessing caregiving leave; sets 12-week time limit for unpaid leave in any given year, and notice and documentation requirements for employees requesting leave; establishes privacy protections for employees invoking safe leave rights; broadens access to short-term family leave.

State Name
Vermont
Bill #
H.461
Year Enacted
Enacted
Status
Enacted
Category
3. Workforce
Subcategory
Employee Benefits
Status Text
Enacted
Year Proposed
2025
State Taxonomy
Bill Page
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.461