The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 3 : Executive
Chapter 027 : State Employees Labor Relations Act
Subchapter 004A : WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 976)-
§ 976. Remedies
A State employee who brings a claim in Superior Court may be awarded the following remedies:
(1) reinstatement of the employee to the same position, seniority, and work location held prior to the retaliatory action;
(2) back pay, lost wages, benefits, and other remuneration;
(3) in the event of a showing of a willful, intentional, and egregious violation of this subchapter, an amount up to the amount of back pay in addition to the actual back pay;
(4) other compensatory damages;
(5) interest on back pay;
(6) appropriate injunctive relief; and
(7) reasonable costs and attorney’s fees. (Added 2007, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 13, 2008.)
