Zehr v. State Accident Insurance Fund

This is a workmen’s compensation appeal in which the claimant sought benefits for a condition of the wrist known as carpal tunnel syndrome. The State Accident Insurance Fund (the Fund) denied the claim. The referee found that claimant’s condition was compensable and that the Fund’s denial was unreasonable. The referee awarded the claimant attorney fees and a penalty of 25 percent of all compensation. The Workmen’s Compensation Board affirmed the compensation, reduced the penalty to 10 percent and awarded attorney fees for representation before the Board. The Fund appealed to the circuit court…