Elite Carpentry Contractors & General Accident Insurance v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Elite Carpentry (Employer) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) which, among other things, affirmed the referee’s 1 award of attorney fees on grounds that Employer unreasonably contested the claim petition of James F. Dempsey (Claimant). We affirm.

After a series of hearings on Claimant’s claim petition, the referee made the following findings, none of which Employer contests in its appeal to this court:

1. On or about May 23, 1989, Claimant was employed as a carpenter with an average weekly wage of $400.00.

2. On or about May 23, 1989, Claimant…