Sarah J. Butson
Associate
Sarah Butson provides strategic partnership to employers facing a variety of labor and employment concerns and in navigating legal compliance.
Email: sbutson@drm.com
Phone: 802-863-2375
Direct: 802-846-8604
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| Courthouse Plaza 199 Main Street Suite 600 Burlington, VT 05401-8339 |
PO Box 190 Burlington, VT 05402-0190 |
Strategic partner for employers facing all aspects of labor and employment law.
Sarah J. Butson focuses her practice on all avenues of employment and labor law. Sarah counsels employers on a myriad of employment law compliance and human resource issues including hiring, discipline, termination, reductions in force, wage and hour practices, investigations, and sexual harassment. She is an experienced litigator and has defended employers in complex class and collective actions and has represented employers in federal and state court and administrative tribunals in matters involving wrongful discharge, discrimination, and wage and hour disputes. Sarah was previously a Labor & Employment Associate with an international law firm in Boston, Massachusetts.
In her free time, Sarah enjoys hiking with her dog, snowshoeing, and playing tennis.
Education
Northeastern School of Law, J.D., Northeastern Law Review, Online Forum Editor; Student Bar Association, Finance Chair
Principia College, B.A. Political Science, English Literature
Experience
- Represented a client with a wage and hour complaint by and employee and received a favorable determination on investigation from the Vermont Department of Labor.
- Drafted severance agreements, employee communications and Department of Labor notices for clients during business restructurings.
- Assisted with negotiations of client’s initial collective bargaining agreement.
- Received a favorable determination in an arbitration proceeding upholding an employer’s termination of an employee for just cause.
Admissions
Massachusetts, 2018
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2019
New Hampshire, 2022
Vermont, 2023
United States District Court for the District of Vermont, 2023
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 2023
Memberships & Activities
Green Mountain Human Resources Association, Secretary
Vermont State SHRM Council
Vermont Ethics Commission
Society for Human Resource Management
Accolades & Awards
Selected to the 2023 and 2024 Rising Stars Vermont Super Lawyers® list for Labor & Employment Law.
Community Involvement
Opera House at Enosburg Falls – Board of Directors, Vice Chair
Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization, Board of Directors
Admitted to Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce Leadership Champlain Class of 2024
Presentations
Sarah is a frequent presenter on topics pertaining to human resources management and employment law compliance.
Speaker, VTHRA – Time Off: What’s Required, What’s Not, and Putting It All Together– February 2022
Speaker, NBI – Mini Law School for Vermont HR Professionals – November 2021
Speaker, VTHRA – Ergonomics of Working from Home, April 2021
Certifications
Cornell University ILR School, Labor Relations – Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations