Unemployment Insurance | December 30, 2022

Employer Quarterly Notice
The information below is intended for employers with an active account with the Vermont Department of Labor. Additional information and resources for employers may be found at Labor.Vermont.gov/unemployment-insurance
Employer UI Resources

Fourth Quarter Filing Due Date

Fourth Quarter filing due date is January 31, 2023.

More on Quarterly Filings
Payment Options
Electronic payment is the preferred method of payment. Payments made by check should be addressed to:

Vermont Department of Labor
P.O. Box 132
Brattleboro, VT 05302-0132
Submit an Electronic Payment

Report Refusal to Return to Work

If you have laid off or furloughed employees and have recalled those employees back to work for the same rate of pay, even for a reduced number of hours, they must accept the offer of work.


If employees were offered work performing the same job and for the same rate of pay prior to the layoff and refuse to work, please report that to the Department immediately by submitting a Refusal to Return to Work report.

Report Refusal to Return to Work
Reporting Changes to your Business
It is important that you keep the Department apprised of any changes impacting your Vermont Unemployment Tax Account.

If you have had any of the following changes, please report it to our Employer Services Unit by phone at 802-828-4344, or by email at Labor.UIandWages@vermont.gov:

  • Change in business address, phone number, or email address
  • Sale of your business
  • Closure of your business
  • A new business name
  • Change in ownership of your business
  • Incorporation of your business (registered with the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office)
  • Acquisition of another business
Employer Forms Information
Employer Rate Scheduled Updates
Effective July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, the Tax Rate Schedule will be reduced from Schedule III to Schedule I, and will be in effect for all tax paying employers. Experience rates range between 0.4% and 5.4% under Schedule I.

The tax schedules and rates are as follows: 
More on UI Tax Rates
Vermont Department of Labor | https://labor.vermont.gov/