{"data":{"id":"us-vt/3-v.s.a.-961","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"3 V.S.A. § 961","heading":"Employers","body":"It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer:\n(1) to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights guaranteed by section 903 of this title, or by any other law, rule, or regulation;\n(2) to dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any employee organization or contribute financial or other support to it; provided that an employer shall not be prohibited from permitting employees to confer with the employer during working hours without loss of time or pay;\n(3) by discrimination in regard to hire and tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any employee organization;\n(4) to discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee has filed charges or complaints or given testimony under this chapter;\n(5) to refuse to bargain collectively with representatives of the employees subject to the provisions of subchapter 3 of this chapter;\n(6) to discriminate against an employee on account of race, color, creed, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin;\n(7) to request or require an applicant, prospective employee, or employee to have an HIV-related blood test as a condition of employment;\n(8) to discriminate against an applicant, prospective employee, or employee on the basis of a person’s having a positive test result from an HIV-related blood test.","path":["Title 3: Executive","Chapter 027: State Employees Labor Relations Act","Subchapter 004: UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/03/027/00961","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:04:51Z","sha256":"f1addfb101567e5239b4f29e321072663078099078bc81b88f6b32c44b2e43e0","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/3-v.s.a.-942","next":"us-vt/3-v.s.a.-962"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}