The Essential Guide to Family & Medical Leave

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Small Necessities Law (21 Vt. Stat. § 472a)
Covered Employers: Employers with at least 15 employees.
Eligible Employees: Employees who have been continuously employed for one
year, for an average of at least 30 hours per week.
Amount of Leave: Twenty-four hours in a 12-month period; not more than
four hours may be taken in any 30-day period. Employer may require
employee to take at least two hours of leave at a time.
Reasons for Leave: For the employee to:
• participate in school activities directly related to the academic educational
advancement of the employee’s child, stepchild, foster child, or ward
• attend or accompany a family member to routine medical or dental
appointments
• accompany the employee’s parent, spouse, or parent-in-law to appointments
for professional services related to their care and well-being, and
• respond to a medical emergency involving a family member.
Procedural Requirements
• Notice: Employee must provide the earliest possible notice, no fewer than
seven days in advance, except for an emergency.
• Paid Leave: Employee may use accrued paid leave at the employer’s
discretion.