Department Withdraws Voc-Rehab Rules Before Committee Hearing

Following months of public hearings and rewrites, the Vermont Department of Labor chose to withdraw a proposed update to the state’s vocational rehabilitation rules because it expected them to be rejected by a legislative committee, said Stephen Monahan, the head of the department's Workers' Compensation and Safety Division. Claimants' attorneys and some vocational rehabilitation providers were among those who objected to the new rules. Critics felt the changes would result in lost wages and rights for injured workers, said Jay Spiegel, owner of Catam...