Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 643d
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 643d
- employee: means an individual who has entered into the employment of, or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with, an employer. See
- Employer: includes any body of persons, corporate or unincorporated, public or private, and the legal representative of a deceased employer, and includes the owner or lessee of premises or other person who is virtually the proprietor or operator of the business there carried on, but who, by reason of there being an independent contractor or for any other reason, is not the direct employer of the workers there employed. See
§ 643d. Work search; requirements; exceptions
(a) An employer may require an employee who is receiving temporary disability benefits pursuant to section 646 of this chapter to engage in a good faith search for suitable work if:
(1) the injured employee is medically released to return to work, either with or without limitations;
(2) the employer has provided the injured employee with written notification that the employee is medically released to return to work and the notification describes any applicable limitations; and
(3) the employer cannot offer the injured employee work that the employee is medically released to do.
(b) An injured employee shall not be required to engage in a good faith search for suitable work if the employee:
(1) is already employed; or
(2) has been referred for or is scheduled to undergo one or more surgical procedures.
(c) An employer shall not require an injured employee to contact more than three employers per week as part of a good faith work search performed pursuant to this section. (Added 2023, No. 76, § 30, eff. July 1, 2023.)