OPINION OF THE COURT
This case concerns: 1.) whether the penalty which is assessed against the recovery of a worker whose injury results from the willful violation of a known safety rule is computed as 15% of the entire award or 15% of that portion of the award to be paid by the employer, and 2.) if the penalty applies to the entire award, whether the Special Fund is entitled to receive a proportional share of the penalty. KRS 342.165.
Claimant was awarded...
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