VSEA Bargaining Teams Negotiate FMLI For All State Employees
The Department of Human Resources (DHR) recently emailed all state employees about the new, “no premium cost” Family Medical Leave Insurance benefit being available to eligible employees on July 1. This is good news, for sure, but what is missing from DHR’s announcement is any acknowledgment of the role VSEA Bargaining Teams played to ensure the premium cost would not be paid by the employee.
“This benefit is the result of VSEA Bargaining Teams negotiating it with the State in 2019, and it was disappointing to not see any mention of it in DHR’s email,” explains VSEA President Aimee Towne. “I urge VSEA members to join me in thanking our VSEA Bargaining Team members for their role in making family and medical leave accessible to thousands of state employees and their families.”
Learn More About VT FMLI Program
Note: VSEA still strongly supports a universal program for all Vermonters.