Vermont Notice of Workers' Compensation Reinstatement Rights Poster

Workers’ Compensation
Reinstatement Rights Notice
21 V.S.A. § 643b Reinstatement
An employer who regularly employs 10 or more people (at least 10 of
whom work more than 15 hours a week), has an obligation to rehire a
worker who has suffered a work-related injury, provided that the following
conditions are met:
1.The worker recovers from the injury within two (2) years of the onset
of disability;
2.The worker keeps the employer informed of his or her interest in
reinstatement and his or her current mailing address;
3.The worker had an expectation of continuing work had injury not
occurred; and
4.The worker is physically capable of performing either their prior job, if
available, or an alternative suitable position.
Reinstatement must be with all benefits earned up to the date of injury,
including both seniority and accrued leave time. Such benefits need not accrue
during the period of actual disability.
Please note that the right to reinstatement applies only to the first available
suitable job. Thus, the employer is not obligated either to create an “extra”
position for a returning worker or to layoff a current employee in order to
comply with this law.
Questions regarding the above should be referred to the Vermont Department
of Labor, Workers’ Compensation and Safety Division at 802-828-2286 or our
website: www.labor.vermont.gov.

THIS IS A MANDATORY POSTER
Vermont Department of Labor
P.O. Box 488, Montpelier, VT
[email protected]
(802) 828-4000 | Fax: (802) 865-7655