Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 495n
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 495n
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Sexual harassment: is a form of sex discrimination and means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, physical, written, auditory, or visual conduct of a sexual nature when:
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 495n. Sexual harassment complaints; notice to Attorney General and Human Rights Commission
(a) A person that files a claim of sexual harassment pursuant to section 495b of this subchapter in which neither the Attorney General nor the Human Rights Commission is a party shall provide notice of the action to the Attorney General and the Human Rights Commission within 14 days after filing the complaint. The notice may be submitted electronically and shall include a copy of the filed complaint.
(b)(1) Upon receiving notice of a complaint in which the State is a party, the Human Rights Commission may elect to:
(A) intervene in the action to seek remedies pursuant to section 495b of this subchapter; or
(B) without becoming a party to the action, file a statement with the court addressing questions of law related to the provisions of this subchapter.
(2) Upon receiving notice of a complaint in which the State is not a party, the Attorney General may elect to:
(A) intervene in the action to seek remedies pursuant to section 495b of this subchapter; or
(B) without becoming a party to the action, file a statement with the court addressing questions of law related to the provisions of this subchapter. (Added 2017, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)