SMITH, Judge.
The carrier appeals a workers' compensation award imposing penalties for late payment of wage loss benefits, and assessing attorney's fees against the carrier based upon a finding of "bad faith" in the handling of the claim. The attorney's fees question and certain aspects of the penalty ruling present issues of first impression before this court, and require consideration of the drastic 1979 amendments to the Workers' Compensation Law.
The claimant...
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