Employer's Delay in Responding to Claim Cost it Fees, Penalties

A receptionist suffering from ulnar nerve entrapment was entitled to an award of attorney fees and penalties based on her employer's failure to timely respond to her claim.Case: Simon v. Communications Corp. of America, No. 12-1086, 03/20/2013, published.Facts: Mary O. Simon developed an ulnar nerve entrapment while working as a receptionist for the Communications Corp. of America (CCA). She filed a claim for benefits in April 2010 but her employer paid her nothing.Simon hired an attorney in January 2011 who wrote to CCA and demanded that the company guarantee medical treatment by a physic...