State Lacks Jurisdiction Over Worker's Injury Claim

The Vermont Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim for benefits for an out-of-state injury. Ian Burnett worked for Home Improvement Co. of Vermont. HIC is a Vermont corporation with its principal place of business in New Hampshire. HIC also owned a property in Bellows Falls, Vermont, that has been approved for conversion into residential apartments. Burnett is a New Hampshire resident and was hired at HIC’s New Hampshire office. His job duties involved traveling between the New Hampshire facility and various jobsites, for which he ...