The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
003A
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NOTICE OF POTENTIAL LAYOFFS ACT
(Cite as: 21 V.S.A. § 416)
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§ 416. Powers of the Commissioner
(a) The Commissioner may adopt rules as necessary, pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, to
carry out this subchapter. The rules shall include provisions that allow the parties
access to administrative hearings for any actions of the Department under this subchapter.
(b) In any investigation or proceeding under this subchapter, the Commissioner has, in
addition to all other powers granted by law, the authority to subpoena and examine
information of an employer necessary to determine whether a violation of this subchapter
has occurred, including to determine the validity of any defense.
(c) Information obtained through administration of this subchapter by the Commissioner
and the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development shall be confidential, except
that the number of layoffs, the types of jobs affected, and work locations affected
shall cease to be confidential after local government and the affected employees have
been notified. The Department may provide the information collected pursuant to subsection
413(c) of this subchapter to the U.S. Department of Labor and any other governmental
entities for the purposes of securing benefits for the affected employees.
(d) Neither the Commissioner nor any court shall have the authority to enjoin a business
closing, relocation, or mass layoff under this subchapter. (Added 2013, No. 125 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 15, 2015.)