Automatic Enrollment Implementation
Is automatic enrollment permissible under law?
No
Explanation:
Public employees must provide written authorization for any wage deferral, preventing automatic enrollment in voluntary retirement plans unless it is collectively bargained.
Relevant State Laws – Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 3, § 651
“[s]ubject to collective bargaining rights of employees involved, the State or any county, municipality, school district, or supervisory union may, through any public agency, enter into a contractual agreement with any employee of that agency to defer, in whole or in part, that employee’s compensation.”