Richardson v. Hetelekides

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 4, 1989, which imposed a penalty against the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier.

The Workers’ Compensation Board made an award of $1,125 to claimant by notice of decision filed June 3, 1988. Insurance Company of North America, the workers’ compensation carrier for claimant’s employer, Savos Hetelekides, paid the award on June 15, 1988. The Board, when notified of the date of payment of the award, advised the carrier of its intention to impose a 20% penalty for late payment pursuant to Workers’…