Richard v. Coastal Culvert & Supply, Inc.

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

_|jThe claimant, Dallas Richard, appeals the judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) denying him penalties and attorney fees for the employer’s failure to timely pay an amount awarded pursuant to a Consent Judgment between the parties. Finding that the underpayment at issue was not due to a condition beyond the employer’s control, we reverse the judgment of the OWC and render the statutory penalty of $3,000.00 and attorney fees of $3,000.00.

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ISSUE

We must decide whether the OWC manifestly erred in denying Mr. Richard’s motion for penalties and attorney…