State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. v. Bates

Claimant petitions for review of the portion of a Workers’ Compensation Board order that denied her attorney fees before the Board. Regina’s Restaurant (Regina’s) cross-petitions for review of the portion of the order that held that it is responsible for an aggravation of claimant’s condition. On the petition, we reverse and remand; on the cross-petition, we affirm.

In February, 1985, claimant suffered a muscle tear in her neck and shoulder while she was employed at Regina’s, insured by Aetna. In April, 1985, she began to work at Telecomm Systems (Telecomm) answering telephones. SAIF was its…