Williams v. Burns International Security Services, Inc.

Claimant in this workers’ compensation proceeding is the wife and beneficiary of a deceased worker. Although she was ultimately denied death benefits, the delay in the processing of her claim gave rise to an award of approximately one year’s worth of benefits denominated temporary total disability. She was also awarded a 5 percent penalty, assessed against the carrier. She was not, however, awarded burial costs. She appeals, contending that: (1) she should have been awarded interim spousal benefits rather than temporary total disability; (2) she should have been awarded burial and cemetery…