Laumann v. Department of Public Safety

¶ 1. Appellants Kenneth Laumann and Robert Wheeler (Claimants) appeal a decision of the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry (Department) granting summary judgment in favor of Claimants’ employers, Vermont Department of Public Safety and Ethan Alen. Claimants contend that the Commissioner violated statutory requirements of the Workers’ Compensation Act when she ruled that the date claimants returned to work was the *53operative date from which to calculate cost of living increases for permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits. Because the Commissioner’s interpretation is…