House may exempt student summer jobs from minimum wage

Rep. Helen Head, center, chairs the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerA House committee is considering a bill that would prevent a proposed minimum wage hike from fully applying to high school students working summer jobs.The bill, H.712, proposed by Rep. Timothy Briglin, D-Thetford, would clarify existing law so employers would no longer be required to pay high schoolers the full Vermont minimum wage during summer breaks.The bill is being