§ 975. Enforcement and preemption
(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of a State employee under other federal or State law or under any collective bargaining agreement or employment contract, except the limitation on multiple actions as set forth in this section.
(b) A State employee who files a claim of retaliation for protected activity with the Vermont Labor Relations Board or through binding arbitration under a grievance procedure or similar process available to the employee may not bring such a claim in Superior Court.
(c) A State employee who files a claim under this subchapter in Superior Court may not bring a claim of retaliation for protected activity under a grievance procedure or similar process available to the employee. (Added 2007, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 13, 2008; amended 2015, No. 35, § 5, eff. May 26, 2015.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 27 - State Employees Labor Relations Act
§ 903. Employees’ rights and duties; prohibited acts
§ 904. Subjects for bargaining
§ 906. Designation of managerial, supervisory, and confidential employees
§ 907. Designation of supervisory employees
§ 908. Designation of State’s Attorneys’ employees; statewide bargaining rights
§ 909. Access to new employees in bargaining unit
§ 910. Annual list of employees in bargaining unit
§ 911. Designation of deputy sheriffs paid by State; statewide bargaining rights
§ 921. Creation; membership; compensation
§ 922. Office space; employees
§ 925. Mediation; fact finding
§ 941. Unit determination, certification, and representation
§ 963. Membership; employees’ rights
§ 964. Business and products of other employers
§ 965. Prevention of unfair practices
§ 974. Communication with General Assembly
§ 975. Enforcement and preemption
§ 981. Good faith; failure to agree
§ 982. Agreements; limitations, renegotiation, and renewal
§ 1001. Grievances; applicants and excluded personnel
§ 1003. Judicial review; stay pending appeal