Rhodes v. Industrial Commission

McDEVITT, Chief Justice.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Respondent, the Industrial Commission of the State of Idaho (“Commission”), has authority to adopt rules and regulations pursuant to I.C. § 72-508. The Commission must comply with the administrative procedures governing the enactment of administrative regulations codified as I.C. § 67-5203. In August 1992, based on extensive research1 prompted by a major concern that fees charged by claimants’ attorneys in workers’ compensation cases were unduly high, the Commission published a draft of formal regulations which proposed mandatory attorney fee…