S.108 (Act 85)
An act relating to employee misclassification
Sen. Christopher Pearson ,
2/20/2020 - Signed by Governor on February 20, 2020
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
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An act relating to employee misclassification
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to employee misclassification
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to employee misclassification
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to employee misclassification
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2019-2020
Friday, February 22, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs,
- 9:40 AM
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S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Walk-through
Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor, Chittenden County
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 1, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs,
- 9:30 AM
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S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Jocelyn Jones, Attorney, Segal Roitman
David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Building and Construction Trades Council
Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
Catherine Davis, Executive Vice President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs,
- 10:00 AM
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S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Committee discussion and possible vote
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
Catherine Davis, Executive Vice President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs,
- 8:30 AM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Possible vote
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development,
- 9:00 AM
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S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Sen. Michael Sirotkin, Reporter
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
Matt Musgrave, Deputy Executive Vice President, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont, Vermont Building and Construction Trades Council
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Thursday, April 11, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development,
- 9:00 AM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Mark-up
Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 10 min. after Floor
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Mark-up
Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development,
- 1:00 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Mark-up
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, American Property and Casualty Insurance Association
Friday, April 26, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development,
- 9:00 AM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, AARP Vermont
- 10 min. after Floor
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working VT
Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
- 1:15 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Mark-up
Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 2, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development,
- 10 min. after Floor
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
John Zaikowski, Enforcement & Litigation Section Chief, Agency of Natural Resources Office of the General Counsel
Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Friday, May 3, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development,
- 1:00 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development,
- 9:15 AM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice
Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
Thursday, May 9, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development,
- 12:20 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Mark-up
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice
- 4:00 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
Friday, May 10, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations,
- 1:45 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Reporter, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
Friday, May 17, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 3:30 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 12:00 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- TBD
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Thursday, May 23, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 9:00 AM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
- 4:00 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 8:45 AM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Room 35
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Thursday, January 30, 2020
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 4:30 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Room 35
Committee Documents
An act relating to employee misclassification
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2019-2020
Committee of Conference
- Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Reporter, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
- Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
- Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, American Property and Casualty Insurance Association
- Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, AARP Vermont
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont, Vermont Building and Construction Trades Council
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working VT
- Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
- Matt Musgrave, Deputy Executive Vice President, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
- Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
- Sen. Michael Sirotkin, Reporter
- Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
- John Zaikowski, Enforcement & Litigation Section Chief, Agency of Natural Resources Office of the General Counsel
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
- Catherine Davis, Executive Vice President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Jocelyn Jones, Attorney, Segal Roitman
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Building and Construction Trades Council
- Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
- Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor, Chittenden County
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No fiscal documents found for S.108 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
An act relating to employee misclassification
Committee of Conference Members
Regular Session 2019-2020
An act relating to employee misclassification
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2019-2020
| Meeting Date | Committee | Time | Actions |
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An act relating to employee misclassification
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2019-2020
Friday, May 17, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 3:30 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 12:00 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- TBD
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Thursday, May 23, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 9:00 AM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
- 4:00 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 8:45 AM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Room 35
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Thursday, January 30, 2020
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 4:30 PM
-
S.108 - An act relating to employee misclassification
Room 35
No committee of conference report found for S.108 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
Act
- Signed into law 2/20/2020
- As Enacted (ACT 85)Opens in a new window
- Act SummaryOpens in a new window
An act relating to employee misclassification
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2019-2020
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| 3 V.S.A. § 2222d. Employee Misclassification Task Force [Repealed effective July 1, 2026] |
| 3 V.S.A. § 2222d. Repealed. 2019, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 11(a), eff. July 1, 2026 |
| 21 V.S.A. § 3. Cooperation with Attorney General and Commissioners of Financial Regulation and of Taxes; memoranda of understanding |
| 21 V.S.A. § 342a. Investigation of complaints of unpaid wages |
| 21 V.S.A. § 346. Enforcement by Attorney General; employee misclassification [Repealed effective July 1, 2026] |
| 21 V.S.A. § 387. Enforcement by Attorney General; employee misclassification [Repealed effective July 1, 2026] |
| 21 V.S.A. § 650. Payment; average wage; computation |
| 21 V.S.A. § 712. Enforcement by Attorney General [Repealed effective July 1, 2026] |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1314. Reports and records; separation information; determination of eligibility; failure to report employment information; disclosure of information to other State agencies to investigate misclassification or miscoding |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1340a. Self-Employment Assistance Program |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1346. Claims for benefits; rules; notice |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1379. Complaint of misclassification; enforcement by Attorney General [Repealed effective July 1, 2026] |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1462. Period of dormancy |
| 32 V.S.A. § 3102. Confidentiality of tax records |
Staff & Other Information
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel