Brandy Clayton v. J.C. Penney Corporation

¶ 1. J.C. Penney Corporation (employer) seeks interlocutory review of the Commissioner of the Department of Labor's denial of its motion for summary judgment in this workers' compensation matter. Specifically, employer argues that the Commissioner lacked authority to invalidate an approved settlement agreement that the parties entered into pursuant to a previous claim. We reverse and remand.

¶ 2. At the start, a brief overview of the relevant provisions of Vermont's Workers' Compensation Act, codified at 21 V.S.A. §§ 601 - 711, will place employer's arguments in context. A claim for…