Wilkerson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, the sole issue presented for our review is whether the workers’ compensation judge erred in denying claimant’s request for attorney’s fees and penalties for defendant’s alleged failure to timely approve a *715necessary medical procedure. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

Dora Wilkerson was injured on December 14, 1999 while working as a department manager for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The employer accepted the injury as a compensable injury, authorized her treatment with Dr. Robert Mímeles and began paying her medical and…