Vermont H 570: An act relating to an online database, buildings, and compliance with energy standards

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H.570 1
Introduced by Representative Casey of Montpelier 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Labor; employment practices; minimum wages; overtime 5
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require 6
employers to pay an eligible employee overtime at a rate of time and a half for 7
hours worked in excess of eight hours in a workday and at a rate of double 8
time for hours worked in excess of 12 hours in a workday. 9
An act relating to overtime pay 10
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 11
Sec. 1. 21 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 3 is redesignated to read: 12
Subchapter 3. Minimum Wages and Overtime Pay 13
Sec. 2. 21 V.S.A. § 384 is amended to read: 14
§ 384. EMPLOYMENT; WAGES 15
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(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, an employer shall not 17
pay an employee less than one and one-half times the regular wage rate for any 18
work done by the employee in excess of 40 hours during a workweek eight 19
hours for any workday nor less than twice the employee’s regular wage rate for 20

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any work done by the employee in excess of 12 hours for any workday. 1
However, this subsection shall not apply to: 2
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Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4
This act shall take effect on January 1, 2027. 5