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21 V.S.A. § 342 — wages every week, or biweekly or semimonthly after notice

  • An employer pays each week, in money or checks, the wages earned to a day not more than six days before payday.
  • After notice to each employee, an employer may pay biweekly or semimonthly on the same six day rule.
  • Under a collective bargaining agreement, wages may run to a day not more than 13 days before payday.
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An employer that owes benefits under an employment agreement and does not pay for them is liable for the actual damages, and a knowing, willful failure that lasts 30 days brings a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.

  • 21 V.S.A. § 345
Sources for this section (2)
  1. 21 V.S.A. § 342 — Weekly payment of wages
  2. 21 V.S.A. § 345 — Nonpayment of wages and benefits

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Vermont attorney.

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