Vermont Legislature To Review Rising WC Costs

Vermont legislators are turning their attention to the rising costs and current gaps and inefficiencies in the State's workers' comp system as statewide concerns increase. Vermont Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner Mike Bertrand told the Manchester Journal that a thorough review is necessary to examine the State's rising workers' compensation insurance costs that have had a downward effect on local business profits, as well as a focus on increasing their efforts to ensure that all employees carry WC coverage for their employees. Many local businesses have experienced a 3-fold i...