The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the date of an award controls the determination of interest owed on unpaid benefits and that the entire amount may be subject to a lower rate.
Case: Martin v. Warrior Coal LLC, No. 2020-SC-0055-WC, 02/18/2021, published.
Facts and procedural history: Charles Martin worked for Warrior Coal LLC. He suffered an injury to his left shoulder in April 2016 and filed a workers’ compensation claim in October 2017.
In April 2018, an administrative law judge found that Martin was entitled to income benefits. The judge ordered that all unpaid instal...
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