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21 V.S.A. § 1365
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1365. Contingent Fund

§ 1365. Contingent Fund|There is hereby created a special fund to be known as the Contingent Fund. All interest, fines, and penalties collected under the provisions of the unemployment compensation law after April 1, 1947, together with any voluntary contributions tendered as a contribution to this Fund, shall be paid into this Fund. Such monies shall not be expended or available for expenditures in any manner which would permit their substitution for, or a corresponding reduction in, federal funds which would in the absence of such monies be available to finance expenditures for the administration of the unemployment compensation law. But nothing in this chapter shall prevent such monies from being used as a revolving fund to cover expenditures, necessary and proper under the law for which federal funds have been duly requested but not yet received, subject to the charging of such expenditures against such funds when received. The monies in this Fund shall be used by the Commissioner for the payment of costs of administration which are found not to have been properly and validly chargeable against federal grants, or other funds, received for or in the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund on or after January 1, 1947. No expenditure of the Fund shall be made unless and until the Commissioner finds that no other funds are available or can properly be used to finance such expenditures. The State Treasurer shall co-sign all expenditures from this Fund authorized by the Commissioner. The monies in this Fund are hereby specifically made available to replace, within a reasonable time, any monies received by this State pursuant to section 302 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, which because of any action or contingency, have been lost or have been expended for purposes other than, or in amounts in excess of, those necessary for the proper administration of the unemployment compensation law. The monies in this Fund shall be continuously available to the Commissioner for expenditure in accordance with the provisions of this section and shall not lapse at any time or be transferred to any other fund except as herein provided. Provided, however, that on December 31 of each year all monies in excess of $10,000.00 in this Fund shall be transferred to the Unemployment Compensation Fund. On or before March 31 of each year, an audit of this Fund will be completed and a report of that audit will be made public. In the event that a refund of interest, a fine, or a penalty is found necessary, and such interest, fine, or penalty has been deposited in the Contingent Fund, such refund shall be made from the Contingent Fund. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 210, § 15, eff. July 11, 1961; 1983, No. 16, § 8, eff. April 4, 1983; 1985, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 16, 1986.)
21 V.S.A. § 1366
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1366. Protection of rights and benefits; waiver of rights void

§ 1366. Protection of rights and benefits; waiver of rights void|No agreement by an employee to waive his or her right to benefit or any other right under this chapter shall be valid.
21 V.S.A. § 1367
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1367. Benefits not subject to assignment or trustee process

§ 1367. Benefits not subject to assignment or trustee process|Benefits which are due or may become due under this chapter shall not be assignable before payment, but this provision shall not affect the survival thereof; and when awarded, adjudged, or paid shall be exempt from all claims of creditors, and from levy, execution, attachment, and trustee process or other remedy now or hereafter provided for recovery or collection of debt. This exemption may not be waived.
21 V.S.A. § 1367b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1367b. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program intercept of unemployment benefits

§ 1367b. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program intercept of unemployment benefits|(a) An individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall, at the time of filing such claim, disclose whether he or she owes an uncollected overissuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as defined in 7 U.S.C. § 2022(c)(1). The Commissioner shall notify the State agency administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enforcing such obligation of any individual who discloses that he or she owes an uncollected overissuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and who is determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1366 and 1367 of this title, the Commissioner shall deduct and withhold from any unemployment compensation payable to an individual who owes an uncollected overissuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits:  (1) the amount specified by the individual to the Commissioner to be deducted and withheld under this section; (2) the amount, if any, determined pursuant to an agreement submitted to the State agency administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under 7 U.S.C. § 2022(c)(3)(A); or (3) any amount otherwise required to be deducted and withheld from unemployment compensation pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 2022(c)(3)(B).   (c) Any amount deducted and withheld under subsection (b) of this section shall be paid by the Commissioner to the appropriate State agency administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.(d) Any amount deducted and withheld under subsection (b) of this section shall for all purposes be treated as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment compensation and paid by such individual to the State agency administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as repayment of the individual's uncollected overissuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.(e) As used in this section, the term "unemployment compensation" means any compensation payable under this chapter and any federal benefit payments made pursuant to agreements with the U.S. Department of Labor.(f) This section applies only if arrangements have been made for reimbursement by the State agency administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the administrative costs incurred by the Commissioner under this section which are attributable to the repayment of uncollected overissuances of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to the State agency administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.(g) Any deduction and withholding authorized by this section shall not exceed 25 percent of the individual's weekly benefit amount. (Added 1997, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 126, eff. May 20, 2014.)
21 V.S.A. § 1368
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1368. False statements to increase payments

§ 1368. False statements to increase payments|A person shall not willfully and intentionally make a false statement or representation to obtain or increase any benefit or other payment under this chapter, either for himself, herself, or any other person.
21 V.S.A. § 1369
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1369. False statements to avoid unemployment program obligations

§ 1369. False statements to avoid unemployment program obligations|A person who willfully makes a material false statement or representation to avoid becoming or remaining subject to this chapter, or to avoid or reduce a contribution or other payment required of an employer under this chapter for either herself or himself or for any other person, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may be assessed an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000.00. (Amended 2009, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
21 V.S.A. § 1370
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1370. Furnishing reports

§ 1370. Furnishing reports|A person shall not willfully fail or refuse to furnish any reports duly required under this chapter or to submit his or her records to inspection when duly required under this chapter, or to make or require any deduction from wages to pay all or any portion of the contributions required from employers.
21 V.S.A. § 1371
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1371. Each statement separate offense

§ 1371. Each statement separate offense|Each such false statement or representation, and each day of such failure or refusal and each such deduction from wages as provided in this section and sections 1369 and 1370 of this title shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
21 V.S.A. § 1372
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1372. Violation by corporate agent

§ 1372. Violation by corporate agent|If the employer in question is a corporation, any official or agent thereof responsible for such falsehood, failure, or refusal mentioned in sections 1369-1371 of this title shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 1373 of this title.
21 V.S.A. § 1373
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1373. General penalty; civil

§ 1373. General penalty; civil|A person who violates a provision of this chapter or any lawful rule or regulation of the Board, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be assessed an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000.00. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. March 1, 1961; 2009, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
21 V.S.A. § 1374
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1374. Representation in court

§ 1374. Representation in court|The Attorney General shall represent the Commissioner and State in any court action relating to this chapter or to its administration and enforcement, except as other counsel may be designated by the Commissioner with the approval of the Attorney General; provided however, in prosecutions under this chapter the State's Attorney of the county wherein such offense occurs shall represent the State as in other causes. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 210, § 15, eff. July 11, 1961.)
21 V.S.A. § 1375
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1375. Jurisdiction

§ 1375. Jurisdiction|Concurrent jurisdiction of offenses under this chapter is vested in the Superior Court. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
21 V.S.A. § 1376
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1376. Limitation of liability of State

§ 1376. Limitation of liability of State|Benefits shall be deemed to be due and payable under this chapter only to the extent provided in this chapter and to the extent that monies are available therefor to the credit of the Unemployment Compensation Fund. Neither the State nor the Commissioner shall be liable for any amount in excess of such sums. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 210, § 15, eff. July 11, 1961.)
21 V.S.A. § 1377
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1377. Rights hereunder subject to legislative control

§ 1377. Rights hereunder subject to legislative control|All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this chapter or by acts done pursuant hereto shall exist subject to the power of the General Assembly to amend or repeal this chapter at any time; and there shall be no vested rights of any kind against such amendment or repeal or the termination of this chapter or the subdivisions of any of its provisions by its own terms.
21 V.S.A. § 1379
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1379. Complaint of misclassification; enforcement by Attorney General

§ 1379. Complaint of misclassification; enforcement by Attorney General|(a) Following the referral of a complaint by the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of this title, the Attorney General may investigate a complaint that an employing unit or employer has committed a willful, substantial, or systemic violation of section 1314a of this chapter by failing to properly classify one or more employees and may enforce the provisions of this chapter by restraining prohibited acts, seeking civil penalties, obtaining assurances of discontinuance, and conducting civil investigations in accordance with the procedures established in 9 V.S.A. §§ 2458-2461 as though the misclassification of an employee is an unfair act in commerce. Any employing unit or employer complained against shall have the same rights and remedies as specified in 9 V.S.A. §§ 2458-2461. The Superior Court may impose the same civil penalties and investigation costs and order other relief to the State of Vermont or an aggrieved employee for the misclassification of an employee and any related violations of the provisions of this chapter as they are authorized to impose or order under the provisions of 9 V.S.A. §§ 2458 and 2461 in an unfair act in commerce. In addition, the Superior Court may order restitution of wages or other benefits on behalf of an employee and may order reinstatement and other appropriate relief on behalf of an employee.(b)(1) The Attorney General shall share information and coordinate investigatory and enforcement resources with the Departments of Financial Regulation, of Labor, and of Taxes pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of this title.  (2) Upon receiving notice that the Attorney General has determined that an employing unit or employer has committed a violation of section 1314a of this chapter by failing to properly classify one or more employees, the Commissioners of Financial Regulation and of Taxes shall review whether the employing unit or employer is in compliance with the insurance or tax laws that are under their jurisdiction. (Added 2019, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 20, 2020; repealed on July 1, 2026 by 2019, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 11(b).)
21 V.S.A. § 1383
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1383. Severability of provisions

§ 1383. Severability of provisions|It is hereby declared to be the purpose and intention of the General Assembly that the provisions of this chapter are severable and that the invalidity or ineffectiveness of any provision or provisions of such chapter shall not affect the validity or operative force of the remainder of the chapter except only that it is the legislative intent that the whole chapter shall fail if any one or more of the following and only of the following provisions, are finally determined to be invalid and ineffective:(1) the exaction of contributions from employers as provided in sections 1321-1327 of this title;(2) the requirement contained in section 1359 of this title providing for the deposit with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of all monies received in the Unemployment Fund and the use of monies requisitioned from the Secretary of the Treasury;(3) the provisions of subdivision 1344 (a)(2)(C)-(E) of section 1344 of this title relating to the denial of compensation upon refusal to accept new work under certain circumstances;(4) the provisions of section 1377 of this title barring vested rights under this chapter;(5) the provisions of sections 1386-1388 of this title with respect to suspension or termination of operation of this chapter or parts thereof in the event of modification or invalidity of the Act of Congress designated as the Social Security Act.
21 V.S.A. § 1384
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1384. Construction

§ 1384. Construction|This chapter is declared to be enacted in correlation with Titles III and IX of the Act of Congress approved August 14, 1935, designated as the Social Security Act, and with the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, and the expediency of certain provisions of this chapter depend as hereinafter set forth upon the scope and operation within this State of the provisions of said titles and of said act as originally enacted or as hereafter amended. If the Federal Unemployment Tax Act shall be interpreted or extended to impose within this State a tax with respect to employing units having in their employ less than four persons, or with respect to employing units having in their employ individuals who are not now in "employment" as defined in subdivision 1301(6)(C) of this title the Governor by proclamation within 10 days of the effective date of said extension shall so declare and thereupon and thereafter the word "employer" and the words "individual in employment," as used in this chapter shall extend to and include in the first instance all employing units having in their employ such smaller number of persons and the individuals in their employ, and in the second instance all employing units having in their employ individuals who thereafter shall be in "employment" and the individuals in their employ. Said persons shall be treated as individuals in the employ of said employer with respect to contributions and eligibility for benefits under this chapter.
21 V.S.A. § 1385
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1385. Contingent provisions

§ 1385. Contingent provisions|If the Federal Unemployment Tax Act has been or shall be amended, interpreted, or extended so that employing units not heretofore included under the definition of "employer," as that term is used in this chapter, are included under such definition after said Act of Congress is so amended, interpreted, or extended, then, subject to other provisions of this chapter benefits shall become payable to any individual on the basis of wages earned in the employ of such newly defined employer, and such wages shall be available to any individual for determining his or her eligibility for benefits after the effective date of such extension, or after the date when such newly defined employer's approved election to be so defined shall have made him or her subject to this chapter, and the benefit year of such individual shall have begun subsequent to the date such newly defined employer became subject to this chapter.
21 V.S.A. § 1386
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1386. Operation dependent upon federal act

§ 1386. Operation dependent upon federal act|It is hereby declared to be the legislative judgment that the expediency and beneficial operation of this chapter are dependent upon the effective operation within this State of certain sections of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, and amendments thereto: (1) section 3301 of said Act imposing an excise tax upon employers as defined in said Act; (2) section 3302 allowing against said tax credits for contributions exacted of employers for an unemployment fund whether or not exacted in full of the particular taxpayer under certain circumstances; (3) section 3303 prescribing the conditions upon which said credits may be allowed in addition to actual payments by said taxpayer; (4) sections 3303 and 3304 requiring the certification for the purpose of said credits of state law and prescribing the conditions precedent of such certification. If any of said sections shall be repealed, amended, suspended, or finally declared invalid so as to deprive a contributor under this act of credits against the excise tax against him or her under said section 3301 of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, then any contribution required by this chapter, to the extent that by reason of said repeal, amendment, suspension, or declared invalidity of said federal act, a contributor is deprived of the benefit of such credit, shall be suspended as provided in section 1387 of this title.
21 V.S.A. § 1387
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1387. Suspension of contributions

§ 1387. Suspension of contributions|Whenever the Governor shall determine that the conditions of suspension of the contributions required by this chapter, as hereinbefore defined, exist by reason of any repeal, amendment, suspension, or declared invalidity of the federal Social Security Act or the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, he or she shall so declare by proclamation and thereupon the suspension hereinbefore provided shall become effective and continue for a period of two years from said date, subject to such legislative amendment, modification, or repeal as may be enacted within said period.
21 V.S.A. § 1388
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1388. Invalidity of acts

§ 1388. Invalidity of acts|If the federal Social Security Act  or the Federal Unemployment Tax Act shall be finally held and determined to be wholly invalid or shall be repealed, then this chapter shall become wholly inoperative and ineffective except only that thereafter the Commissioner shall continue in office for the purpose of:  (1) recovering any monies on deposit with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and the redistribution to contributors of all monies on hand in proportion to contributions received, said redistribution to be under the direction of a presiding judge of a Superior Court upon an action brought by the Commissioner against five or more employers; and (2) doing any other act or thing necessary or proper to liquidate assets and discharge obligations of the office. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 210, § 15, eff. July 11, 1961.)
21 V.S.A. § 1422
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 21 - Labor|Chapter 17 - Unemployment Compensation|§ 1422. Regular and extended benefits

§ 1422. Regular and extended benefits|Except when the result would be inconsistent with the other provisions of this subchapter the provisions of this chapter which apply to claims for, or the payment of, regular benefits shall apply to claims for, and the payment of, extended benefits. (Added 1971, No. 1, § 2, eff. Oct. 11, 1970.)