Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee. The child care contribution has applied to wages since July 1, 2024 and is paid with withholding on form WHT-436. Report each new hire within 10 days of the first day of work through the Department of Labor’s employer portal.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Vermont Department of Labor; Vermont Department of Taxes.
Sources and dates
Department of Labor unemployment tax rate and 2026 taxable wage base pages; Department of Taxes child care contribution page (Act 76 of 2023); Department of Labor workers’ compensation and new hire reporting pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first full-time or part-time employee.
Vermont Department of Labor; Vermont Department of Taxes.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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