Curtis B. Braatz v. Parsons Electric Company and Zurich North America/GAB Robins, Inc., Relators.

OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

Relators Parsons Electric Company and Zurich North America/GAB Robins, Inc. (“Parsons”) seek review of a Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals decision upholding a compensation judge’s attorney fee award. Parsons argues that to be eligible for attorney fees, Minn.Stat. § 176.081 (2012) requires the employee to address all related issues at the same time. 1 Thus, Parsons contends that when the employee decided not to pursue his indemnity claims at the compensation hearing, and instead pursued only a claim for medical benefits, the employee forfeited his statutory…