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The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.

NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.

Title 21: Labor

Chapter 009: Employer's Liability and Workers' Compensation

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  •    § 601. Definitions

  •    § 602. Process and procedure

  •    § 603. Witnesses, oaths, books, papers, records

  •    § 604. Manner of trying causes; evidence

  •    § 605. Testimony of person outside the State, how taken

  •    § 606. Determination of questions

  •    § 607. Decisions; enforcement; appeals

  •    § 608. Application of chapter when State not an employer

  •    § 609. Repealed. 1981, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.

  •    § 610. Election by State as employer

  •    §§ 611-615. Repealed. 1977, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 3, 1978.

  •    §§ 612-615. Repealed. 1973, No. 70, § 3.

  •    § 616. Employments covered

  •    § 617. Repealed. 1969, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.

  •    § 618. Compensation for personal injury

  •    § 619. Injuries outside State

  •    § 620. Worker hired outside State

  •    § 621. Interstate commerce

  •    § 622. Right to compensation exclusive

  •    § 623. Contracts to work outside State

  •    § 624. Dual liability; claims, settlement procedure

  •    § 625. Contracting out forbidden

  •    §§ 626-631. Repealed. 1981, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.

  •    § 629. Repealed. 1989, No. 104, § 2, eff. Feb. 1, 1990.

  •    §§ 630, 631. Repealed. 1981, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.

  •    § 632. Compensation to dependents; burial and funeral expenses

  •    § 633. Apportionment of compensation

  •    § 634. Dependents; construction

  •    § 635. Periods of compensation

  •    § 636. Compensation for unexpired period; determined

  •    § 637. Death benefits; rival claimants

  •    § 638. Repealed. 1977, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 3, 1978.

  •    § 639. Death, payment to dependents

  •    § 640. Medical benefits; assistive devices; home and automobile modifications

  •    § 640a. Medical bills; payment; dispute

  •    § 640b. Request for preauthorization to determine if proposed benefits or services are necessary

  •    § 640c. Opioid usage deterrence

  •    § 641. Vocational rehabilitation

  •    § 642. Temporary total disability benefits

  •    § 642a. Temporary total; insurer review

  •    § 643. Period of payments

  •    § 643a. Discontinuance of benefits

  •    § 643b. Reinstatement; seniority and benefits protected

  •    § 643c. Commissioner to provide notice; monitoring

  •    § 643d. Work search; requirements; exceptions

  •    § 644. Permanent total disability

  •    § 645. Amount payable

  •    § 646. Temporary partial disability benefits

  •    § 647. Period of payment

  •    § 648. Permanent partial disability benefits

  •    § 649. Injuries not covered; burden of proof

  •    § 650. Payment; average wage; computation

  •    § 651. Voluntary payments

  •    § 652. Periodical payments; lump sum payments

  •    § 653. Repealed. 1977, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 3, 1978.

  •    § 654. Trustee in case of lump payments; appointment; expense

  •    § 655. Procedure in obtaining compensation; medical examination; video and audio recording

  •    § 655a. Release of relevant medical records by health care providers; Department to oversee release and use of relevant medical information

  •    § 656. Notice of injury and claim for compensation

  •    § 657. After court judgment against employee

  •    § 658. Form of notice and claim

  •    § 659. Giving of notice and making of claim

  •    § 660. Sufficiency of notice of injury

  •    § 660a. Electronic filing of reports of injury

  •    § 661. Limitation of time as regards minors and persons with a mental condition or psychiatric disability

  •    § 662. Agreements; required payments in absence of

  •    § 663. Hearings, where held; decision

  •    § 663a. Workers' compensation dispute mediation

  •    § 663b. Fraud

  •    § 664. Trial and award

  •    § 665. Repealed. 1985, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.

  •    § 666. Manner of giving notice of hearing

  •    § 667. Examination by independent medical examiners

  •    § 668. Modification of awards

  •    § 669. Finality of award

  •    § 670. Appeals to Superior Court

  •    § 671. Jurisdiction; findings for new award

  •    § 672. Appeals to the Supreme Court

  •    § 673. Appeal in case of fraud, accident, or mistake

  •    § 674. Service of petition

  •    § 675. Enforcement of award

  •    § 676. Revision of decrees

  •    § 677. New hearings; when granted; procedure

  •    § 678. Costs; attorney's fees

  •    § 679. Fees of sheriffs and witnesses

  •    § 680. Preferences

  •    § 681. Claims not assignable

  •    § 682. Liens against compensation

  •    §§ 683-686. Repealed. 1999, No. 41, § 8(a)(2).

  •    § 687. Security for compensation

  •    § 687a. Self-insurance by associations

  •    § 688. Administrative penalties; insurance company's license suspended

  •    § 689. Employer compelled to insure

  •    § 690. Certificate, form; copy of policy

  •    § 691. Posting of notice of compliance

  •    § 691a. Posting of safety records

  •    § 692. Penalties; failure to insure; stop work orders

  •    § 693. The insurance contract

  •    § 694. Knowledge of employer to affect insurance carrier

  •    § 695. Insolvency of employer not to release insurance carrier

  •    § 696. Cancellation of insurance contracts

  •    § 697. Notice of intent not to renew policy

  •    § 698. Insurance by State and municipalities

  •    § 699. Employees not to pay for insurance

  •    § 700. Examination of policy

  •    § 701. Reports of accidents by employers

  •    § 702. Contents; penalty

  •    § 703. Reports of payments made by employers

  •    § 704. Reports; penalty

  •    § 705. Registration; penalty

  •    § 706. Construction

  •    § 707. Repealed. 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294(o).

  •    § 708. Penalty for false representation

  •    § 709. Rules of construction

  •    § 710. Unlawful discrimination

  •    § 711. Workers' Compensation Administration Fund

  •    § 712. Enforcement by Attorney General [Repealed effective July 1, 2026]


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