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Amount and Duration of Unemployment Benefits in Vermont If you are eligible to receive unemployment, your weekly benefit rate is your total wages in the two highest paid quarters of the base period divided by 45. The current maximum is $513 per week. You ordinarily may receive benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks.

If you become unemployed and have worked in Vermont anytime in the past 18 months, you may be eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

Children under 14 years of age are generally prohibited from performing any non-agricultural work. Certain exceptions apply to employment by a parent or person having custody of a child, employment as an actor or performer, and employment as a newspaper carrier.

Vermont is an at-will employment state. An employee may be discharged at any time with or without cause unless there is a clear and compelling public policy against the reason for the discharge or if the relationship has been modified, such as via an express or implied contract (including employer policies).

The unemployment insurance program pays cash benefits to some workers who are laid off or fired and who haven't found another job or have found only a part-time job. The State of Vermont's Department of Labor (DOL) provides these benefits to people who have worked for certain employers in Vermont in the last 18 months.

Usually you can't get unemployment if you stop working for personal reasons or because you are so sick that you cannot work at all. You may be able to get unemployment if you have to leave your job for a health reason but are still able to do other work.