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. § 652)
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§ 652. Periodical payments; lump sum payments
(a) Upon application of either party, the Commissioner may authorize compensation to be
paid monthly or quarterly instead of weekly, having regard to the welfare of the employee
and the convenience of the employer.
(b) Upon application of the employee, if the Commissioner finds it to be in the best interests
of the employee or the employee’s dependents, the Commissioner may order the payment
of permanent disability benefits pursuant to section 644 or 648 of this chapter to
be paid in a lump sum.
(c) Unless otherwise requested by the claimant, an order for a lump sum payment of permanent
partial or permanent total disability benefits or a lump sum settlement of a disputed
claim shall include a provision accounting for excludable expenses and prorating the
remainder of the lump sum payment in the manner set forth by the Social Security Administration
in order to protect the claimant’s entitlement to Social Security benefits. (Amended 1999, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2005, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 29, 2006; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 134, eff. July 1, 2024.)