In re the Claim of Fernandez

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 29, 2011, as superceded by decision filed May 21, 2012, which determined representation fees for claimant’s representative in her application for unemployment insurance benefits.

Kevin Watkins represented claimant in her successful claim for unemployment insurance benefits. In January 2011, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board fixed his representation fee at $400. Claimant applied for reconsideration and, in a decision filed on April 29, 2011, the Board modified the determination, setting the fee at $150. Watkins…