{"data":{"id":"us-vt/21-v.s.a.-1731","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"21 V.S.A. § 1731","heading":"Mediation","body":"(a) If the parties are at an impasse in negotiations, either party may petition the Commissioner of Labor to appoint a mediator. The Commissioner shall within 30 days serve as a mediator, or shall appoint a mediator, who shall communicate with the employer and the employees or their representatives and endeavor by mediation to obtain an amicable settlement. Any mediator so appointed shall be a person of high standing in no way actively connected with labor or management.\n(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent the Commissioner from serving as a mediator or from appointing a mediator in the absence of a petition if the Commissioner determines that an impasse exists and that the public interest so requires.","path":["Title 21: Labor","Chapter 022: Vermont Municipal Labor Relations Act"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/21/022/01731","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:04Z","sha256":"6c7e6b2e984e4cf779491c4202060d6a0f9b11dbdf8f4fb68e83b90cce08923e","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/21-v.s.a.-1730","next":"us-vt/21-v.s.a.-1732"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}