Workers' comp in Vermont.
Vermont requires workers' comp from the first employee. Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Vermont's exceptions. You buy coverage from carriers.
- REQUIRED
- From the first employee
- RATING BUREAU
- NCCI
- CLASS CODES
- NCCI codes
- BUY FROM
- Carriers
Required from the first employee.
The rule
Vermont requires workers' comp from the first employee.
Source: Vermont DOL, Workers' Compensation Fact Sheet for Employers (PDF), checked October 5, 2026.
Coverage rules: Vermont DOL, Workers' Compensation Fact Sheet for Employers (PDF), checked October 5, 2026.
Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Vermont's exceptions.
Rating bureau
NCCI is Vermont's rating organization.
Class system
NCCI's codes, with Vermont's exceptions.
Codes on our pages
Not confirmed for Vermont: NCCI states use NCCI's codes with their own exceptions. An advisor confirms your class codes.
List: NCCI State Map: NCCI, independent bureau and monopolistic states, read from an archived copy dated September 29, 2026; not confirmed for the codes on our pages.
Your payroll, your rate, before discounts and assessments.
Your rate comes from carriers that actively write the class.
Worklio Insurance bills pay-as-you-go comp with each payroll, no deposit; the audit usually confirms what you've already paid.
COMMON QUESTIONS
- Do I need workers' comp in Vermont?
- Yes. Vermont requires workers' comp from the first employee.
- Who sets class codes in Vermont?
- NCCI, as Vermont's rating organization. Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Vermont's exceptions. An advisor confirms your class codes.
- Is Worklio Insurance licensed in Vermont?
- Worklio Insurance Services LLC's producer is licensed in Vermont, and the agency license there has been applied for. See insurance licenses
SOURCES
- Vermont DOL, Workers' Compensation Fact Sheet for Employers (PDF)Who must carry it, coverage rules, checked October 5, 2026.
- NCCI State Map: NCCI, independent bureau and monopolistic statesRating bureau, class system, class codes (not confirmed), read from an archived copy dated September 29, 2026.
Figures as of September 29, 2026.
For planning, not a quote or a classification ruling. An advisor confirms your class codes with your carrier.