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House advances vocational rehabilitation bill with working group and apprenticeship fixes
Summary
Lawmakers advanced S.173, approving committee amendments that add worker protections for future vocational rehabilitation requests and create a working group to recommend improvements to Vermont’s vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeship rules; the House proposed the amendments to the Senate.
On second reading the Vermont House advanced S.173, a bill addressing vocational rehabilitation and making technical corrections to state apprenticeship law, adopting committee amendments and proposing those amendments to the Senate.
A member presenting the committee strike‑all amendment described two main components: additions to workers’ compensation forms to preserve a claimant’s right to request vocational rehabilitation services in the future if their injury later affects their ability to earn a pre‑injury wage, and a working group to recommend improvements to the vocational rehabilitation system. “Vocational rehabilitation services are provided when a worker’s…
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