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Judge denies injunction to block Vermont governor’s return-to-office requirement for state workers

On Saturday, Washington County Superior Court Judge Daniel Richardson denied the injunction, clearing the way to enforce the state's Dec. 1 deadline for the Vermont return-to-office policy.
The Vermont State Employees Association filed the lawsuit last month to challenge Gov. Phil Scott's order returning almost all state employees to in-person work three days a week, drawing opposition at the Waterbury state office complex.
Of the 3,000 state employees expected to return, 425 exemption requests have been made and only 25 granted, according to the state exemption process.
The union has filed complaints with the Vermont Labor Relations Board, which scheduled an investigatory conference on Wednesday amid court acknowledgment of relocations and child care changes affecting state employees.

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Judge Denies Injunction to Block Vermont Governor's Return-To-Office Requirement for State Workers

A Superior Court judge ruled over the weekend that he would not grant an injunction of Vermont's return-to-office policy, paving the way for the state to enforce its Dec. 1 deadline for employees to begin in-person work.

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