The Vermont Statutes Online
Title 21 : Labor
Chapter 009 : EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
(Cite as: 21 V.S.A. § 709)-
§ 709. Rules of construction
In construing the provisions of this chapter, the rule of law that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall not be applied. The provisions of this chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effect its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.