Samuel v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

Larry Pitt & Associates (Pitt), attorneys for Christophine Samuel, petition for review of the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ). The WCJ approved a compromise and release agreement but concluded that Pitt failed to establish that an attorney’s fee in excess of 20 percent was warranted. Pitt questions whether a WCJ has the power to limit the attorney’s fee as set forth in a compromise and release agreement in light of Section 449 of the Workers’ Compensation Act, (Act), Act of…