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Title 21 : Labor
Chapter 009 : Employer's Liability and Workers' Compensation
(Cite as: 21 V.S.A. § 635)-
§ 635. Periods of compensation
The compensation provided for by the provisions of this chapter shall be payable during the following periods:
(1)(A) Spouse. To a spouse until the earlier of:
(i) sixty-two years of age, if at that time the spouse is entitled to benefits under the Social Security Act, as amended, or a later time when the spouse becomes entitled to benefits under the Social Security Act, as amended;
(ii) remarriage; or
(iii) death.
(B) In no event shall the spouse receive less than a sum equal to 330 times the maximum weekly compensation except when the compensation terminates by reason of death.
(2) Child. To or for a child, during dependency as defined in section 634 of this title.
(3) Parent or Grandparent. To a parent or grandparent, during the continuation of a condition of actual dependency, but in no case to exceed 264 weeks.
(4) Grandchild or sibling. To or for a grandchild, brother, or sister, during dependency as defined in section 634 of this title, but in no case to exceed 264 weeks. (Amended 1967, No. 122, § 4; 1969, No. 120, eff. April 22, 1969; 1971, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1977, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 3, 1978; 1985, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2017, No. 74, § 40; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 127, eff. July 1, 2024.)
