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$4,300 Counsel Fees Meet Criteria for Lien on N.Y. Employer’s Reimbursement
$4,300 Counsel Fees Meet Criteria for Lien on N.Y. Employer’s Reimbursement

Case File When a claimant's attorney sought fees in connect with a claim, the court found a lien on the employer's reimbursement was in line with New York's Workers' Compensation Law. Simply Research subscribers have […]
Did Rehash of Termination Petition Require Employer to Pay Claimant’s Legal Fees?
Did Rehash of Termination Petition Require Employer to Pay Claimant’s Legal Fees?

Employers that hope to terminate an individual’s workers’ compensation benefits based on the employee’s voluntary withdrawal from the workforce need to think carefully before taking that step. Filing a petition to stop benefits could end […]
N.Y. Court Nixes $480 Counsel Fee Request Related to Late Installment Penalties
N.Y. Court Nixes $480 Counsel Fee Request Related to Late Installment Penalties

Case File An attorney for a New York workers' compensation claimant was awarded attorney's fees, but his push for an additional award that would be payable from penalties imposed in the case ran into a […]
Do You Know the Rule? Va. Attorney’s Fees
Do You Know the Rule? Va. Attorney’s Fees

Fredericksburg, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Virginia law covers two scenarios in which attorney's fees are accounted for in a workers' compensation case: 1) where the parties agree to a fee; and 2) where they don't. The […]
Tenn. Top Court Finds No Reason to Overturn $50,505.50 Attorney’s Fee Award
Tenn. Top Court Finds No Reason to Overturn $50,505.50 Attorney’s Fee Award

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A Tennessee employer recently learned that failing to provide benefits due an injured worker in a timely manner can add the cost of attorney's fees into what's already owed. In Earheart […]