§ 710 - Unlawful discrimination - Vermont Statutes

§ 710. Unlawful discrimination

(a) No person, firm or corporation shall refuse to employ any applicant for employment because such applicant asserted a claim for workers' compensation benefits under this chapter or under the law of any state or of the United States. Nothing in this section shall require a person to employ an applicant who does not meet the qualifications of the position sought.

(b) No person shall discharge or discriminate against an employee from employment because such employee asserted a claim for benefits under this chapter or under the law of any state or under the United States.

(c) The attorney general or a state's attorney may enforce the provisions of this section by restraining prohibited acts, seeking civil penalties, obtaining assurance and conducting civil investigations in accordance with the procedures established in sections 2458-2461 of Title 9 as though discrimination under this section were an unfair act in commerce. (Added 1985, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)