Court Resolves Split in Precedent on Retroactive Application of Statutory Interest Rate

The Kentucky Court of Appeals resolved a split in its prior unpublished decisions as to the retroactive application of a 2017 amendment to the interest rate for disability benefit awards. Case: Eclipse Collieries Inc. v. Tackett, No. 2020-CA-0716-WC, 12/11/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Joey Tackett worked for Eclipse Collieries Inc. On March 19, 2019, Tackett filed a workers’ compensation claim alleging he had injured his shoulder in May 2017. He filed a second claim that same day, alleging an injury to his back and leg from July 2017. An administrative law judg...