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
002
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SMOKING IN THE WORKPLACE
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 1427)
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§ 1427. Employee rights
(a) An employer shall not discharge or discipline or otherwise discriminate against an
employee because that employee assisted in the supervision or enforcement of this
chapter.
(b) Any employee who believes that he or she has been discharged or otherwise discriminated
against in violation of this section may, within 30 days after such violation occurs,
file a complaint with the Commissioner of Health alleging such discrimination. Upon
receipt of such complaint, the Commissioner shall cause such investigation to be made
as the Commissioner deems appropriate. If, upon investigation, the Commissioner determines
that the provisions of this section have been violated, he or she shall bring an action
in Superior Court against such person. In any such action, the court shall have jurisdiction
for cause shown to restrain violations of subsection (a) of this section and order
all appropriate relief including rehiring or reinstatement of the employee to his
or her former position with back pay.
(c) Within 90 days after the receipt of a complaint filed under this section, the Commissioner
shall notify the complainant of the determination under subsection (b) of this section. (Added 1987, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 1988; amended 2023, No. 6, § 117, eff. July 1, 2023.)