State and employees’ union spar in court hearing over return-to-office mandate

Attorney David Boyd, representing Gov. Phil Scott’s administration, speaks as the Vermont State Employees Association seeks to delay the implementation of the governor’s back to the office mandate during a hearing in Washington County civil court in Montpelier on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerAttorneys for the state of Vermont and for the Vermont State Employees’ Association argued in court Wednesday whether a judge should prevent the upcoming return-to-of