The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 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.
Subchapter
003
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PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 3172)
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§ 3172. Employee protected
No employee may be discharged from employment on account of trustee process issued
to an employer against earnings. Discharge of an employee from employment within 60
days of service of a trustee process summons upon an employer shall be rebuttably
presumed to be on account of the issuance of trustee process. Any employee discharged
in violation of this section may sue in Superior Court for reinstatement of employment,
back wages, and damages and, if that employee prevails, the court shall award costs
and may award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the employee. (Added 1979, No. 67, § 2, eff. date, see note set out below.)