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. § 645)
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§ 645. Amount payable
(a) In case of an injury enumerated in section 644 of this title, the employer shall pay to the injured employee 66⅔ percent of the employee’s average
weekly wages, computed as provided in section 650 of this title and subject to the maximum and minimum weekly compensation rates, for the duration
of the employee’s permanent total disability, but in no event shall the employee receive
benefits for less than 330 weeks. Benefits under this section shall continue beyond
330 weeks if the injury results in the loss of actual earnings or earning capacity
after the injured employee is as far restored as the permanent character of the injuries
will permit and results in the employee having no reasonable prospect of finding regular
employment.
(b) The amount of compensation payable under this section shall not include the payment
of compensation under sections 640, 642, and 646. However, the payment of compensation
under this section shall not occur until after the termination of compensation under
section 642 or 646, or both. (Amended 1959, No. 191, § 3; 1963, No. 191, § 4; 1965, No. 67, § 3; 1967, No. 122, § 7; 1977, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 3, 1978; 1981, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)