Vermont Is 1st State With Law Requiring Oil Companies Pay for Climate Change Damage June 3, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the...
Vermont Workers’ Comp Changes, Including for Children and Firefighters, Now in Effect July 5, 2023 Vermont’s workers’ compensation benefits for temporary total disability and for dependent children, as well as the work search requirement for...
President Signs Disaster Declaration After Vermont Storms October 1, 2021 President Joe Biden has signed a disaster declaration for damage caused by storms that hit the southern Vermont counties of...
Vermont Governor Seeking Disaster Assistance After Flooding September 17, 2021 Vermont Governor Phil Scott asked the federal government to help Bennington and Windham counties recover from summer flooding. Scott said...
Vermont Law Restricts Sale of Products Containing PFAS May 24, 2021 Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed a bill into law that restricts the use, manufacture and sale of products in...
New Vermont Law Waives Time Limit for Physical Abuse Suits May 17, 2021 Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed into law a measure that lifts the statute of limitations in civil cases of...
Vermont Unemployment Insurance Decrease Aims to Help During COVID June 25, 2020 Vermont businesses are going to be getting a break on the costs of their unemployment insurance, and people collecting unemployment...
Vermont Governor Signs New Captive Insurance Industry Legislation June 16, 2020 Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed new legislation that aims to strengthen Vermont’s captive insurance laws, increase efficiencies and add...
Vermont Governor Creating Commission for Pot Legalization Issues August 10, 2017 Vermont Governor Phil Scott says he’s organizing a commission to study issues related to the legalization of marijuana and will...
Vermont Governor Vetoes Marijuana Bill, Wants Changes Made May 26, 2017 By Lisa Rathke Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have made Vermont the ninth state to legalize...