Townsend v. M-R Products, Inc

Section 801(2) of the Workers’ Disabil*499ity Compensation Act1 provides that if weekly compensation benefits or accrued weekly benefits are not paid within thirty days after becoming due and payable, $50 per day shall be paid to the worker for each day over thirty days the benefits are not paid, and that "[n]ot more than $1,500.00 in total may be added pursuant to this subsection.”

We hold that no more than $1,500 may be added for all the weeks involved.

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Townsend injured her back while working at M-R Products, Inc. She filed for workers’ compensation benefits and obtained an open award of $61 per…