Kahn v. State, University of Minnesota

KELLEY, Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to review a determination of the Assistant Commissioner of the- Workers’ Compensation Division (Commissioner) disallowing certain attorney fees claimed by the attorney for representation of the employee, Florence A. Kahn, in a workers’ compensation claim against the State of Minnesota, University of Minnesota, et al. The Commissioner further held that Minn.Stat. § 176.081, subd. 7 (1980) did not require the employer to pay the formula portion of the employee’s attorney fees since the law applicable on the date of injury governed. We hold that…