Lawyers, Carriers Are many Dollars Apart on Attorney Fee Cap

By John P. Kamin, ReporterCarriers and attorneys weighed in with drastically different reactions to a proposed rule that would lift a $150 cap on the maximum hourly attorney fee rate, with some attorneys arguing for inflation-based increases of 83% and carriers contending that the fee should stay right where it is.The Division of Workers' Compensation announced an informal rule proposal to change the state's attorney fee caps for the first time in 20 years. The division has received 16 responses since it asked for public comments on the fees on June 21. The public comment period ended ...