Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 699
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 699
- employee: means an individual who has entered into the employment of, or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with, an employer. See
- Employer: includes any body of persons, corporate or unincorporated, public or private, and the legal representative of a deceased employer, and includes the owner or lessee of premises or other person who is virtually the proprietor or operator of the business there carried on, but who, by reason of there being an independent contractor or for any other reason, is not the direct employer of the workers there employed. See
- Wages: includes bonuses and the market value of board, lodging, fuel, and other advantages that can be estimated in money and that the employee receives from the employer as a part of his or her remuneration; but does not include any sum paid by the employer to his or her employee to cover any special expenses entailed on the employee by the nature of his or her employment. See
§ 699. Employees not to pay for insurance
An agreement by an employee to pay any portion of the cost of insurance of any kind maintained or carried by an employer for the purpose of securing compensation under the provisions of this chapter shall be void. An employer who makes a deduction for such purpose from the wages or salary of an employee entitled to the benefits of this chapter shall be fined not more than $500.00.