§ 708. Penalty for false representation
§ 708. Penalty for false representation (a) Action by the Commissioner of Labor. A person who willfully makes a false statement or representation, for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under the provisions of this chapter, either for herself or himself or for any other person, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may […]
§ 709. Rules of construction
§ 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 […]
§ 710. Unlawful discrimination
§ 710. Unlawful discrimination (a) No person, firm, or corporation shall refuse to employ any applicant for employment because the applicant asserted a claim for workers’ compensation benefits under this chapter or under the law of any state or of the United States. Nothing in this section shall require a person to employ an applicant […]
§ 711. Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund
§ 711. Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund (a) The Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund is created pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5 to be expended by the Commissioner for the administration of the workers’ compensation and occupational disease programs. The Fund shall consist of contributions from employers made at a rate of 1.4 percent of […]
§ 712. Enforcement by Attorney General
§ 712. Enforcement by Attorney General (a) Following the referral of a complaint by the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of this title, the Attorney General may investigate a complaint that an employer has committed a willful, substantial, or systemic violation of section 687 or 708 of this chapter by […]
§ 700. Examination of policy
§ 700. Examination of policy At the request of a holder of a policy of workers’ compensation insurance, the Commissioner of Financial Regulation shall examine the policy to determine whether the proper assignment has been made as to classification, rates, and advance premium charged. (Amended 1981, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 225 […]
§ 701. Reports of accidents by employers
§ 701. Reports of accidents by employers Every employer liable to pay compensation under the provisions of this chapter shall keep a record of all injuries, fatal or otherwise, sustained by his or her employees in the course of their employment and shall report such an injury causing an absence of one day or more, […]
§ 702. Contents; penalty
§ 702. Contents; penalty Such reports shall state the name and nature of the business of the employer, the location of the place where the accident occurred, the name, age, sex, wages, and occupation of the injured employee and shall state the date and hour of the accident causing the injury, its nature and cause […]
§ 703. Reports of payments made by employers
§ 703. Reports of payments made by employers Within 60 days after disability, such employer or other party liable to pay the compensation provided for by this chapter shall file with the Commissioner a statement showing the total payments made or to be made for compensation and for medical services for such injured employee.
§ 704. Reports, penalty
§ 704. Reports, penalty An employer as defined in section 616 of this title, upon written request of the Commissioner, sent by certified mail, shall file on forms provided by the Commissioner such statistical information regarding employments, accidents arising out of or in the course of employment, and safety in employment, as the Commissioner may […]