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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to clarify payment directives for a $$ 750$ penalty and attorney's fees. While the $$ 750$ penalty for unreasonable delay is payable directly to the applicant, the Board affirmed that interest on the original attorney's fee award and the new attorney's fees sanctioned for litigation misconduct are payable to the applicant's former attorney, Warren Siedler. The Board found the defendant unreasonably delayed payment of attorney fees and adopted the WCJ's reasoning for this determination.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to clarify payment directives for a $$ 750$ penalty and attorney's fees. While the $$ 750$ penalty for unreasonable delay is payable directly to the applicant, the Board affirmed that interest on the original attorney's fee award and the new attorney's fees sanctioned for litigation misconduct are payable to the applicant's former attorney, Warren Siedler. The Board found the defendant unreasonably delayed payment of attorney fees and adopted the WCJ's reasoning for this determination.
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