The Vermont Statutes Online
The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 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 21 : Labor
Chapter 005 : Employment Practices
Subchapter 003 : Minimum Wages
(Cite as: 21 V.S.A. § 395)-
§ 395. Civil actions
If any employee is paid by an employer less than the applicable wage rate to which the employee is entitled under this subchapter, the employee shall recover, in a civil action, twice the amount of the minimum wage less any amount actually paid by the employer, together with costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, and any agreement between an employer and an employee to work for less than the wage rates is no defense to the action. (Amended 2001, No. 47, § 7.)
