H26 - Workers' Comp/Approval of Disputed Legal Fees. (SL 2017-124)

Overview: S.L. 2017-124 provides that if an employer has begun paying workers compensation benefits pursuant to a Commission-approved agreement with its injured employee, the employee is not entitled to compensation for additional medical treatment for a condition or injury not identified in the agreement, unless the employee provides that the injury or condition is causally related to the compensable injury. The act also requires the Commission to give notice of the amount of the approved attorneys' fees in a workers' compensation case to all attorneys who represented the injured worker. This act became effective July 20, 2017, and applies to claims accrued or pending on or after that date.