Vermont Statutes Title 21. Labor, § 646. Temporary partial disability benefits

(a)(1) Where the disability for work resulting from an injury is partial, beginning on the eighth day of the period of disability, the employer shall pay the injured employee a weekly compensation equal the greater of:

(2) Compensation paid pursuant to this subsection shall be adjusted on the first July 1 following the receipt of 26 weeks of benefits and annually on each subsequent July 1, so that the compensation continues to bear the same percentage relationship to the average weekly wage in the State as it did at the time of injury.

(b)(1) In addition to the amount paid pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the employer shall pay the injured employee during the disability $20.00 per week for each dependent child under 21 years of age, provided that no other injured worker is receiving the same benefits on behalf of the dependent child or children.

(2) The amount allowed for dependent children shall be adjusted weekly to reflect the number of dependent children during each week of payment.