Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 689
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 689
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor or the Commissioner's designee. 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
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 689. Employer compelled to insure
If an employer who secures the payment of compensation under the provisions of subdivision 687(3) of this title neglects or refuses to comply with the reasonable rules and regulations of the Commissioner or neglects and refuses to promptly adjust and pay all compensation and medical bills as required by law, the Commissioner may cite in the employer. If on hearing it is found that such neglect or refusal is willful, the Commissioner may revoke the permission granted to such employer to secure the payment of compensation under such subdivision and compel the employer to take out insurance in an insurance company authorized to transact compensation insurance in the State in addition to penalties assessed under section 688 of this title. (Amended 1993, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)