The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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
(Cite as: 21 V.S.A. § 643d)-
§ 643d. Work search; requirements; exceptions
(a) An employer may require an employee who is receiving temporary disability benefits pursuant to section 646 of this chapter to engage in a good faith search for suitable work if:
(1) the injured employee is medically released to return to work, either with or without limitations;
(2) the employer has provided the injured employee with written notification that the employee is medically released to return to work and the notification describes any applicable limitations; and
(3) the employer cannot offer the injured employee work that the employee is medically released to do.
(b) An injured employee shall not be required to engage in a good faith search for suitable work if the employee:
(1) is already employed; or
(2) has been referred for or is scheduled to undergo one or more surgical procedures.
(c) An employer shall not require an injured employee to contact more than three employers per week as part of a good faith work search performed pursuant to this section. (Added 2023, No. 76, § 30, eff. July 1, 2023.)
