Hendricks v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

At issue in this case is whether a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) and the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) have the authority to determine attorney’s fees for successive counsel in a workers’ compensation proceeding under *447Section 442 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act).1

Kevin Hendricks (Claimant) sustained an injury on April 21, 1992, in the course and scope of his employment with Phoenix Pipe & Tube (Employer). Employer accepted liability for Claimant’s injury pursuant to a Notice of Compensation Payable issued on June 8, 1992. In September,…