Legal Opinion
Fotinopoulos v. Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 19, 2002No. 01-435PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff George Fotinopoulos appeals the Labor and Industry Commissioner’s dismissal of his claim for workers’ compensation. Plaintiff argues on appeal that the Commissioner erred in finding that he was exempt from coverage under the Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), pursuant to 21 V.SA. § 601(12)(O)(iv), because he was engaged by the State of Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) under a “special agreement.” We hold that plaintiff was an employee of the State for the purposes of the Act, and accordingly, reverse and remand.
The DOC employed plaintiff under a 6-month contract to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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