(a) Upon application of either party, the Commissioner may authorize compensation to be
paid monthly or quarterly instead of weekly, having regard to the welfare of the employee
and the convenience of the employer.
(b) Upon application of the employee, if the Commissioner finds it to be in the best interests
of the employee or the employee’s dependents, the Commissioner may order the payment
of permanent disability benefits pursuant to section 644 or 648 of this chapter to
be paid in a lump sum.
(c) Unless otherwise requested by the claimant, an order for a lump sum payment of permanent
partial or permanent total disability benefits or a lump sum settlement of a disputed
claim shall include a provision accounting for excludable expenses and prorating the
remainder of the lump sum payment in the manner set forth by the Social Security Administration
in order to protect the claimant’s entitlement to Social Security benefits. (Amended 1999, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2005, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 29, 2006; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 134, eff. July 1, 2024.)
Sanz v. Douglas Collins Constr., 2006 VT 102 (Vt. 2006). · cites it 11דThe Commissioner concluded that a 2000 amendment to 21 V.S.A. § 652 allowing PTD benefits to be paid in a lump sum was a substantive change to the law that could not be given retroactive effect.”
Smiley v. State, 2015 VT 42 (Vt. 2015). · cites it 2ד§ 214(b)(2) prohibits retroactive application of 21 V.S.A. § 652(b) to injuries that predate its enactment.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 652(a) — 1 case
Sanz v. Douglas Collins Constr., 2006 VT 102 (Vt. 2006). “The Commissioner concluded that a 2000 amendment to 21 V.S.A. § 652 allowing PTD benefits to be paid in a lump sum was a substantive change to the law that could not be given retroactive effect.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 652(b) — 2 cases
Sanz v. Douglas Collins Constr., 2006 VT 102 (Vt. 2006). “The Commissioner concluded that a 2000 amendment to 21 V.S.A. § 652 allowing PTD benefits to be paid in a lump sum was a substantive change to the law that could not be given retroactive effect.”
Smiley v. State, 2015 VT 42 (Vt. 2015). “§ 214(b)(2) prohibits retroactive application of 21 V.S.A. § 652(b) to injuries that predate its enactment.”
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