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VT LEG #371318 v.1 (1) is already employed; or (2) has been referred for or is scheduled to undergo one or more surgical procedures. (c) An employer shall not require an injured employee to contact more than three employers per week as part of a good faith work search performed pursuant to this section. Sec. 31. 21 V.S.A. § 646 is amended to read: § 646. TEMPORARY PARTIAL DISABILITY BENEFITS (a)(1) Where the disability for work resulting from an injury is partial, during the disability and beginning on the eighth day thereof of the period of disability, the employer shall pay the injured employee a weekly compensation equal to the greater of: (A) the difference between the amount the injured employee would be eligible to receive pursuant to section 642 of this chapter, including any applicable cost of living adjustment or dependency benefits that would be due, and the wage the injured employee earns during the period of disability; and (B) two-thirds of the difference between his or her the injured employee’s average weekly wage before the injury and the average weekly wage which he or she is able to earn thereafter amount the employee earns during the period of disability. (2) Compensation paid pursuant to this subsection shall be adjusted on the first July 1 following the receipt of 26 weeks of benefits and annually on