The bill H.570, introduced by Representative Casey of Montpelier, aims to amend current labor laws regarding overtime pay in Vermont. It proposes that employers must pay eligible employees overtime at a rate of one and a half times their regular wage for any hours worked beyond eight hours in a single workday. Additionally, for hours worked beyond 12 hours in a workday, employees would be entitled to double their regular wage rate.

To implement these changes, the bill redesignates the relevant section of the law to include "and Overtime Pay" in the title of the subchapter concerning minimum wages. It also modifies the existing statute by removing the previous threshold of 40 hours in a workweek for overtime pay and replacing it with the new daily limits of eight and 12 hours. The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2027.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 21-384