Employer Hit With Fee Award for Refusal to Pay for Worker's Medication

The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a worker is entitled to attorney fees for the work her lawyer performed on her claim after her employer refused to pay for medication. Case: Denson v. VIP Home Nursing and Rehabilitation Service LLC, No. M2019-02145-SC-R3-W, 07/21/2020, published. Facts: Mary Denson injured her back while working for VIP Home Nursing and Rehabilitation Service LLC in 2001. She filed a workers’ compensation claim, which VIP settled in 2004. The terms of the settlement required VIP to pay Denson&rsquo...