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Here is what VSEA sent to members on Friday:
VSEA learned today that the Vermont Supreme Court has confirmed that the State has been violating contractural language when it caps sick leave at 6 weeks a year for VSEA members who have serious illnesses or injuries. The Court affirmed the decision of the VLRB that the state has misinterpreted the so-called “cascade” provisions of the Parental and Family Leave Article of the three Executive Branch contracts.
The Court and the Board both found that the State and VSEA negotiated the current Parental and Family Leave Article in 1999 with the explicit intention to protect sick leave and other benefits found elsewhere in the contract. The State honored that agreement for almost 15 years and then began to apply the so-called cascade to cap the use of sick leave at 6 weeks.
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Final Contract Changes resulting from the Vermont Labor Relations Board decision on Last Best Offer plus all negotiated Agreements Including the August 2018 amended Last Best Offer decision.
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If you have any questions please contact VSEA Labor Relations Director, Gary Hoadley, via email here: ghoadley@vsea.org or call (802)-223-5247.
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