The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 3 : Executive
Chapter 027 : State Employees Labor Relations Act
Subchapter 004A : Whistleblower Protection
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 975)-
§ 975. Enforcement and preemption
(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of a State employee under other federal or State law or under any collective bargaining agreement or employment contract, except the limitation on multiple actions as set forth in this section.
(b) A State employee who files a claim of retaliation for protected activity with the Vermont Labor Relations Board or through binding arbitration under a grievance procedure or similar process available to the employee may not bring such a claim in Superior Court.
(c) A State employee who files a claim under this subchapter in Superior Court may not bring a claim of retaliation for protected activity under a grievance procedure or similar process available to the employee. (Added 2007, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 13, 2008; amended 2015, No. 35, § 5, eff. May 26, 2015.)
