Vermont · Vermont Statutes — Title 13, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Vt. Stat. (Crimes) § 2024: Workers’ compensation fraud; criminal penalties Any person, including an employee, employer, medical case manager, health care provider, vocational rehabilitation provider, or workers’ compensation insurance carrier, who knowingly and with intent to defraud makes a false statement or representation
What this law says, in plain English
A person who knowingly makes false statements to obtain, affect, or deny workers' compensation benefits faces criminal penalties: up to three years imprisonment and/or $100,000 fine for fraud of $10,000 or more; up to two years imprisonment and/or $10,000 fine for lesser amounts.
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