Higgins v. Schramm Plastics

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board attorney fees award. We affirm.

Claimant filed a claim for work-related chronic toxic encephalopathy. Employer denied the claim, and claimant requested a hearing. Claimant prevailed before the referee on the issue of compensability, and the referee awarded her $14,450 in attorney fees. Employer requested Board review of the referee’s order. The Board affirmed the referee’s compensability determination but reduced the attorney fees award for services performed at the hearing level to $7,500. For prevailing on review, claimant requested…