The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 3 : Executive

Chapter 027 : State Employees Labor Relations Act

Subchapter 004 : UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES

• § 961. Employers

  It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer:

  (1) to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights guaranteed by section 903 of this title, or by any other law, rule, or regulation;

  (2) to dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any employee organization or contribute financial or other support to it; provided that an employer shall not be prohibited from permitting employees to confer with the employer during working hours without loss of time or pay;

  (3) by discrimination in regard to hire and tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any employee organization;

  (4) to discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee has filed charges or complaints or given testimony under this chapter;

  (5) to refuse to bargain collectively with representatives of the employees subject to the provisions of subchapter 3 of this chapter;

  (6) to discriminate against an employee on account of race, color, creed, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin;

  (7) to request or require an applicant, prospective employee or employee to have an HIV-related blood test as a condition of employment;

  (8) to discriminate against an applicant, prospective employee or employee on the basis of a person’s having a positive test result from an HIV-related blood test. (Added 1969, No. 113, § 1; amended 1987, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1991, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1999, No. 19, § 1; 2007, No. 41, § 2.)