Workers’ Compensation • Unreasonable Contest Attorney Fees • Refund • Reversal of Suspension Denial

Cnty. of Allegheny v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. (Parker), PICS Case No. 17-0001 (Pa. Commw. Dec. 20, 2016) Colins, J. (19 pages).

Employer was entitled to a refund of unreasonable contest attorney fees where the denial of employer’s suspension petition and award of fees was ultimately overturned on appeal after employer paid the fees after denial of a stay. Order of the WCAB reversed.