Interest on Worker's Award of Past-Due Benefits Wasn't Subject to Compounding

The Commonwealth Court ruled that an employer had to pay only simple interest, not compound interest, on a worker's award of past-due benefits. Case: Tobler v. WCAB (Verizon Pennsylvania), No. 2211 C.D. 2014, 0709/2015, published. Facts: Verizon Pennsylvania filed a notice of compensation payable in 1998, acknowledging James Tobler had suffered a compensable injury to his hand. Tobler began receiving compensation benefits in the amount of $561 per week based on his average weekly wage of $1,314.18. In 2004, Verizon moved to terminate Tobler's benefits. A workers' compensation ju...