Vermont Exclusion of Elected Officials from Coverage Criticized

A claims adjuster in Vermont who also is a school board member thinks it's unfair that state law denies workers' compensation coverage to public servants elected to their posts. Stephen Counter who serves on the Mount Anthony Union School District and works as a workers' compensation insurance adjuster took the opportunity Monday at a breakfast attended by local legislators to make his argument. He called on the Legislature to clear up an apparent contradiction in the law and make members of elected boards, including state representatives, eligible for medical benefits in case of on-the-job ...