Judge to Revisit Fee Award Prompted by Employer's Partially Unreasonable Contest of Claim

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned an award of attorney fees to an injured worker and ordered a judge to reconsider what the employer should pay, given that its challenge to the claim was unreasonable for a limited period. Case: Torres v. Amazon.com Services LLC (WCAB), No. 1398 C.D. 2022, 04/09/2024, published. Facts: Glenny Torres worked for Amazon.com Services LLC. She injured her back at work on Sept. 17, 2020, and did not report the injury until a week later. Amazon issued a notice of temporary compensation payable for medical benefits, listing the date of injury as Sept...