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VT H0347
Bill
Status
2/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kate Logan
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AI Summary
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Increases Vermont's minimum wage to $20.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2026, with annual adjustments based on the lesser of 5% or the Consumer Price Index increase
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Eliminates the tipped minimum wage, requiring service employees in hotels, motels, and restaurants to receive the full minimum wage starting January 1, 2026
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Extends minimum wage protections to agricultural workers and phases in overtime pay for farm workers over 10 years, starting at 60+ hours per week in 2026 and reaching the standard 40-hour threshold by 2036
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Sets a minimum salary of $1,128.00 per week for employees to qualify as exempt executive, administrative, or professional workers, with annual CPI-based adjustments
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Removes the Commissioner of Labor's authority to recommend subminimum wages for individuals with disabilities, and makes permanent the Attorney General's authority to investigate employee misclassification complaints
Legislative Description
An act relating to expanding coverage of the minimum wage and overtime laws and maintaining the authority of the Attorney General to enforce complaints of employee misclassification
Last Action
Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing
2/25/2025