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2025 Vermont Statutes
Title 21 - Labor
Chapter 5 - Employment Practices
§ 395. Civil actions
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21 VT Stats § 395
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§ 395. Civil actions
An employee who is paid by an employer less than the applicable wage rate to which the employee is entitled pursuant to this subchapter, shall recover, in a civil action, twice the amount of the minimum wage established pursuant to section 384 of this subchapter less any amount actually paid by the employer, together with costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. An agreement between an employer and an employee to work for less than the wage rates established pursuant to section 384 of this subchapter shall not be a defense to the action. (Amended 2001, No. 47, § 7; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 92, eff. July 1, 2024.)
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