Connolly's Case

Asserting that he prevailed after a hearing in the Department of Industrial Accidents where his disability was challenged by the employer, the plaintiff employee1 appeals, claiming he should have been awarded an attorney’s fee and expenses in accordance with G. L. c. 152, § 13A(5). That hearing resulted from the appeal by both the employee and the employer, a self-insurer, from a conference order pursuant to G. L. c. 152, § 10A, filed on April 14, 1992, awarding temporary total incapacity compensation from April 19, 1991, to July 2, 1991, in addition to medical benefits under G. L. *36c. 152, §…