Administratrix Gets Costs, Fees for Employer's Failure to Pay Award

The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld costs and fees to the administratrix of a worker’s estate for the employer’s failure to pay an award to account for its prior underpayment of permanent total disability benefits. Case: Intech Contracting LLC v. Hampton, No. 2023-CA-0342-MR, 12/08/2023, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Geoffrey Hampton,  who was diabetic, was working for Intech Contracting LLC on a bridge resurfacing project. He was severely injured in a fall that occurred while he was having a hypoglycemic attack. He filed a workers' compensation claim....