Fact Sheet for Employers Workers’ compensation insurance is mandatory for all Vermont employers. Most employers are aware of their coverage obligations and they know that it provides an injured worker with certain benefits. This fact sheet is intended to answer common employer questions and to provide information about the workers compensation process, dispute resolution and…
Greeting Chamber Members and Friends! During this season of thanks, we are extremely grateful for the support this community has given the Chamber over the last year and are looking forward to working together in the new year toward continually making this a strong vibrant community to live, work, play and raise a family. Thank…
Be Like Bobby That’s the theme of the 2018 Gift-of-Life Marathon Blood Drive, and we are urging local residents to emulate one of the event’s and community’s greatest volunteers, city resident Bobby Poquette. Drives will be held Dec. 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Castleton University; Dec. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4…
Let Go… Whether we want to grow as an individual, as a family, as a group, as a team, as an organization, as a city, as a county, as a state or even as a country: “Letting go of the stories that are holding us back is critical to moving in the direction of our…
Workers’ compensation coverage is required for ALL employment, and employers are liable for anyone they employ, including independent contractors and subcontractors. The Workers’ Compensation markets both in Vermont and nationwide continue to experience hard market conditions. Vermont’s system can seem a complicated process, but with a general understanding of the system and a commitment to…
Hello Chamber Members and Friends! I hope you are all adjusting to the changing of seasons and saluting the official “Stick Season”! Thank you to all who attended our Rutland Region Chamber Annual Meeting at the Paramount on October 4th. It was great to socialize with all of you and then show off some of…
Are you concerned your employer may not have workers compensation insurance? Workers’ compensation coverage is required for ALL employment, and employers are liable for anyone they employ, including independent contractors and subcontractors. Just click on this link Employer’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage Verification and type in the business name of your employer to determine if your employer…
Hello Chamber Members, Now that Labor Day is over, and the air is getting crisper, well not crisper quite yet, we are looking forward to a busy Fall. So many great things going on this month and next month! September 14-16th our region is hosting close to 1,000 Cairo Shriners from all over the Northeast…
Real Rutland Region is on the Rise! Positive Activity Breeds Positive Activity… Believing that steady growth is doable takes time, practice and support. As you travel throughout the Rutland Region look for the positive progress, listen for purposeful passion coming from your neighbors and open your heart to the helpful services within your community. Why…
RETURNING AN INJURED EMPLOYEE TO WORK Safety and training are the primary means of minimizing and reducing work injuries. After an injury has occurred, however, the primary way to reduce workers’ compensation costs and provide benefits is by assisting the injured worker in return to work. Employers and employees should become familiar with the benefits…