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. § 675)
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§ 675. Enforcement of award
(a) If an award is made under the provisions of this chapter, including interim orders,
issued pursuant to sections 643a and 662 of this title, or an agreement is approved by the Commissioner, and the employer or insurance carrier
fails to comply with the award or agreement, the employee, subject to the stay provisions
of subsection (b) of this section, may proceed to collect all or any part of past
due installments in any court of law having jurisdiction of the amount involved. If
the employee prevails, interest, reasonable attorney’s fees, and costs shall be allowed.
(b) Any award or order of the Commissioner shall be of full effect from issuance unless
stayed by the Commissioner, any appeal notwithstanding. Any request for a stay shall
be filed with the Commissioner at the time of filing a notice of appeal. The Commissioner,
after allowing the prevailing party 10 days within which to be heard in writing on
the request, shall respond within 15 days to the request for stay. The response of
the Commissioner shall detail his or her reasons for granting, denying, or modifying
the request and shall be a part of the record on appeal. No stay shall exist unless
granted pursuant to this subsection.
(c) An employer who fails to make payment due to an employee under this chapter pursuant
to an executed agreement under sections 642, 644, 646, or 648 of this title or pursuant to an interim order of the Commissioner within 15 days after the payment
is due shall also pay the employee interest on the unpaid compensation at the statutory
rate. (Amended 1985, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1997, No. 19, § 5.)