Vermont Statutes Title 3 Sec. 1026
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 3 Sec. 1026
- Employee: means any individual employed and compensated on a permanent or limited status basis by the Judiciary Department, including permanent part-time employees and any individual whose employment has ceased as a consequence of, or in connection with, any current labor dispute or because of an unfair labor practice. See
- Employee organization: means an organization of any kind in which employees participate and that exists for the purpose of representing its members, if certified by the Board as an exclusive representative for the purposes of collective bargaining. See
- Employer: means the Judiciary Department, represented by the Supreme Court or the Supreme Court's designee. See
- gender identity: means an individual's actual or perceived gender identity, or gender-related characteristics intrinsically related to an individual's gender or gender-identity, regardless of the individual's assigned sex at birth. See
- Person: means an individual, the State of Vermont, an employee organization, partnership, corporation, a legal representative, trustee, or any other natural or legal entity whatsoever. See
- Representative: means an individual or employee organization certified by the Board to represent employees in collective bargaining or grievance proceedings. See
- sexual orientation: means female or male homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. See
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
§ 1026. Employers
It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer:
(1) to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of rights guaranteed by section 1012 of this title or by any other law;
(2) to dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of an employee organization or contribute financial or other support to it. However, an employer may confer with employees during working hours without loss of time or pay;
(3) to discriminate in hiring or tenure of employment or in regard to any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any employee organization;
(4) to discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee filed a charge or complaint or gave testimony under this chapter;
(5) to refuse to bargain collectively with a representative of its employees;
(6) to discriminate against an employee on account of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, religion, or disability;
(7) to request or require an applicant, prospective employee, or employee to have an HIV-related blood test as a condition of employment;
(8) to discriminate against an applicant, prospective employee, or employee on the basis of a person‘s having a positive test result from an HIV-related blood test. (Added 1997, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; amended 2007, No. 41, § 6.)