Several new laws will be taking effect in Vermont on July 1.A new law will require the implementation of several new safety measures in schools across the state. They include:The establishment of biannual, or twice yearly, school fire and safety drills for students each fall and spring. Schools will also be required to come up with an emergency operations plan.Supervisory boards will be required to lock all exterior doors during the school day and implement stricter visitor sign-in policies.The establishment of behavioral threat assessment teams to prevent targeted violence against schools and the school communityAdam White is the fire chief at the Grand Isle Fire Department. He is also a dad with a kid in the Vermont public school system. Something he says makes his job and these laws all the more important.”Having planned drills is very important for the children. Get them to be familiar with an alarm that goes off, not to panic, who to listen to, what their teachers will tell them, and just get that familiarity,” White said.Meanwhile, employers with five or more employees must disclose the salary range on all job advertisements for that position. This law only applies to jobs physically located in Vermont or remote jobs where work is predominantly in Vermont. Employees and employers are still free to negotiate the final pay for that role.State Treasurer Mike Pieciak is in favor of this.”Sometimes in that application process, you can get in on a job and get interested in it, and you almost feel like you’re already down the road when you find out what the salary range is,” Pieciak said.He hopes that with added transparency from employers, it will give people an incentive to take the job and stay local.”You find that it’s just a better relationship for the employer and for the employee. They’re going into it with more trust because they’ve been given this information during the application process,” Pieciak said.Chair of the Vermont Republican Party, Paul Dame, argues that out-of-state employers may be swayed to stay away from a remote job candidate in Vermont if the salary has to be included in the job posting.”Now that we’re putting this new restriction on companies, that will allow them to operate one way in 49 states and a different way in Vermont, it may just mean that some of those companies will decide not to advertise their jobs in Vermont,” Dame said.The good news if you fall in the category, the requirement to include a salary for remote jobs only applies if most of your work happens in an office or location in Vermont. To catch up on more of the laws that will go into effect Tuesday, a list can be found on our website.
Several new laws will be taking effect in Vermont on July 1.
A new law will require the implementation of several new safety measures in schools across the state. They include:
- The establishment of biannual, or twice yearly, school fire and safety drills for students each fall and spring. Schools will also be required to come up with an emergency operations plan.
- Supervisory boards will be required to lock all exterior doors during the school day and implement stricter visitor sign-in policies.
- The establishment of behavioral threat assessment teams to prevent targeted violence against schools and the school community
Adam White is the fire chief at the Grand Isle Fire Department. He is also a dad with a kid in the Vermont public school system. Something he says makes his job and these laws all the more important.
“Having planned drills is very important for the children. Get them to be familiar with an alarm that goes off, not to panic, who to listen to, what their teachers will tell them, and just get that familiarity,” White said.
Meanwhile, employers with five or more employees must disclose the salary range on all job advertisements for that position. This law only applies to jobs physically located in Vermont or remote jobs where work is predominantly in Vermont. Employees and employers are still free to negotiate the final pay for that role.
State Treasurer Mike Pieciak is in favor of this.
“Sometimes in that application process, you can get in on a job and get interested in it, and you almost feel like you’re already down the road when you find out what the salary range is,” Pieciak said.
He hopes that with added transparency from employers, it will give people an incentive to take the job and stay local.
“You find that it’s just a better relationship for the employer and for the employee. They’re going into it with more trust because they’ve been given this information during the application process,” Pieciak said.
Chair of the Vermont Republican Party, Paul Dame, argues that out-of-state employers may be swayed to stay away from a remote job candidate in Vermont if the salary has to be included in the job posting.
“Now that we’re putting this new restriction on companies, that will allow them to operate one way in 49 states and a different way in Vermont, it may just mean that some of those companies will decide not to advertise their jobs in Vermont,” Dame said.
The good news if you fall in the category, the requirement to include a salary for remote jobs only applies if most of your work happens in an office or location in Vermont.
To catch up on more of the laws that will go into effect Tuesday, a list can be found on our website.
