The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
006
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 1002)
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§ 1002. Enforcement
(a) Orders of the Board or an arbitrator issued under this chapter may be enforced by
any party or by the Board by filing a petition with the Superior Court in Washington
County or the Superior Court in the county in which the action before the Board originated.
The petition shall be served on the adverse party as provided for service of process
under the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. If, after hearing, the Court determines
that the Board or arbitrator had jurisdiction over the matter and that a timely appeal
was not filed, or that an appeal was timely filed and a stay of the Board or arbitrator’s
order or any part of it was not granted, or that a Board order was affirmed on appeal
in pertinent part by the Supreme Court, or that an arbitrator’s order was affirmed
on appeal in pertinent part by the Superior Court, the Court shall incorporate the
order of the Board or arbitrator as a judgment of the Court. There is no appeal from
that judgment except that a judgment reversing a decision by the Board or an arbitrator
on jurisdiction may be appealed to the Supreme Court.
(b) Upon filing of a petition by a party or the Board, the Court may grant such temporary
relief, including a restraining order, as it deems proper pending formal hearing.
(c) Orders and decisions of the Board shall apply only to the particular case under appeal,
but any number of appeals presenting similar issues may be consolidated for hearing
with the consent of the Board. Any number of employees who are aggrieved by the same
action of the employer may join in an appeal with the consent of the Board. The Board
shall not modify, add to, or detract from a collective bargaining agreement or the
merit system principles by any order or decision. (Added 1969, No. 113, § 1; amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 1972; 1971, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. April 3, 1972; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1987, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 13, 1988; 1989, No. 25, § 1; 2015, No. 35, § 7, eff. May 26, 2015.)