Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 1645
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 1645
- Independent direct support provider: means any individual who provides home- and community-based services to a service recipient and is employed by the service recipient, shared living provider, or surrogate. See
- Labor organization: means an organization of any kind in which independent direct support providers participate and which exists, in whole or in part, for the purpose of representing independent direct support providers. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 1645. Automatic membership dues deduction
Independent direct support providers who are members of the labor organization shall have the right to automatic membership dues deductions. Upon receipt of a signed authorization to commence automatic membership dues deductions from an independent direct support provider, the State shall, as soon as practicable and in any event, not later than 30 calendar days after receiving the authorization, commence withholding from the independent direct support provider’s wages the amount of membership dues certified by the labor organization. The State shall transmit the amount withheld to the labor organization on the same day as the independent direct support provider is paid. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a member of a labor organization to participate in automatic dues deduction. (Added 2019, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)