Steven Conant's Case

The question before us is whether the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents has jurisdiction over Steven Conant’s claim for benefits under the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act, G. L. c. 152, for an injury he sustained in Vermont. The issue turns on whether Conant, a Massachusetts resident, entered into an employment contract in Massachusetts. If so, Massachusetts would have dual jurisdiction with Vermont over his workers’ compensation *696claim. See Pederzoli’s Case, 269 Mass. 550, 553 (1930); Lavoie’s Case, 334 Mass. 403, 407 (1956). Otherwise, notwithstanding Conant’s…