Injured Workers Ass'n v. State

Justice DURHAM,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

11 In Utah, attorneys represénting injured workers in workers' compensation claims receive their fees out of the compensation awarded to the worker, By statute, the legislature delegated the authority to regulate these fees to the Utah Labor Commission. Utax Cop® § 34A-~1-809. The Labor Commission created a sliding-scale fee schedule and an overall cap on the maximum amount of attorney fees for attorneys representing injured workers. Utax Aomin. Cop® R6O2-2-4(C)(8).

T2 The Injured Workers Association of Utah and several of its member attorneys…