Friedman v. Ecolab, Inc.

|,In this workers’ compensation case, the employer, Ecolab, Inc., denied a portion of the claimant’s requested medical treat*493ment. Subsequently, the medical director of the Worker’s Compensation Administration denied the claimant’s disputed request for medical treatment. Thereafter, the worker’s compensation judge (“WCJ”) reversed the decision of the medical director and ordered the employer to cover the cost of the recommended surgery. The WCJ also assessed penalties in the amount of $2,000 and attorney fees in the amount of $4,000. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the WCJ…