The Vermont Statutes Online
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.
(Cite as: 21 V.S.A. § 639)
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§ 639. Death, payment to dependents
In cases of the death of a person from any cause other than the accident during the
period of payments for disability or for the permanent injury, the remaining payments
for disability then due or for the permanent injury shall be made to the person’s
dependents according to the provisions of sections 635 and 636 of this title, or if there are none, the remaining amount due, but not more than the actual burial
and funeral expenses not to exceed $10,000.00 and the actual expenses for out-of-state
transportation of the decedent to the place of burial not to exceed $5,000.00, shall
be paid in a lump sum to the proper person. Every two years, the Commissioner of Labor
shall evaluate the average burial and funeral expenses in the State and make a recommendation
to the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development as to whether an adjustment
in compensation is warranted. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report to be made under this
section. (Amended 1961, No. 66; 1963, No. 191, § 2; 1977, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 3, 1978; 1985, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2013, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 51; 2017, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. May 21, 2018.)