Ark. Code § 11-9-716

Current with legislation from 2024 effective through May 3, 2024.
Section 11-9-716 - Lump-sum attorney's fees
(a) The Workers' Compensation Commission is authorized to approve lump-sum attorney's fees for legal services rendered in respect of a claim before the commission.
(b) The lump-sum attorney's fees are allowable notwithstanding that the award of compensation to the injured employee is to be paid on an installment basis.
(c) Lump-sum attorney's fees, if approved by the commission, shall be discounted at the rate provided in § 11-9-804, as that provision may be amended from time to time.

Ark. Code § 11-9-716

Acts 1979, No. 215, § 1; 1981, No. 631, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 81-1332.1.