Stevens v. Rite-Aid Corp.

JAMES S. GETTY, Judge, Specially Assigned.

This litigation, which has evolved over a period of 12 years, presents for our determination an issue that has not been heretofore resolved. We are asked to determine whether a monetary award of an attorney’s fee imposed by the Workers’ Compensation Commission upon an employer/insurer for willful failure to comply with a prior order of the Commission may be considered “compensation” under § 9-101 of the Workers’ *638Compensation Act.1 Secondarily, we are asked whether, irrespective of our answer to the first issue, the employer/insurer is estopped from…