Bettenburg v. Workers' Compensation Division, Department of Labor & Industry

KELLEY, Justice.

Relator seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals denying his application for attorney fees of $5,000 and costs of $150 on the grounds that Minn.Stat. § 176.081, subd. 2 (Supp.1981) did not permit that court to act on the application and that it lacked jurisdiction to award the requested fees. We reverse.

The facts need not be detailed beyond stating that relator represented an injured employee and obtained a settlement of more than $39,000 for disputed claims for permanent partial disability, retraining benefits, books and supplies, and mileage.…