Idaho Statutes
§ 72-804 — ATTORNEY’S FEES — PUNITIVE COSTS IN CERTAIN CASES
Idaho § 72-804
JurisdictionIdaho
Title 72WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Ch. 8MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Bluebook
Idaho Code § 72-804 (2026).
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If the commission or any court before whom any proceedings are brought under this law determines that the employer or his surety contested a claim for compensation made by an injured employee or dependent of a deceased employee without reasonable ground, or that an employer or his surety neglected or refused within a reasonable time after receipt of a written claim for compensation to pay to the injured employee or his dependents the compensation provided by law, or without reasonable grounds discontinued payment of compensation as provided by law justly due and owing to the employee or his dependents, the employer shall pay reasonable attorney fees in addition to the compensation provided by this law. In all such cases the fees of attorneys employed by injured employees or their dependent
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Legislative History
[72-804, added I.C., sec. 72-804, as added by 1971, ch. 124, sec. 3, p. 422.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 72-1001
SHORT TITLE§ 72-1002
LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND INTENT§ 72-1003
DEFINITIONS§ 72-1004
POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION§ 72-1005
REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS§ 72-1006
ATTORNEYS’ FEES§ 72-1009
CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION ACCOUNT§ 72-101
SHORT TITLE§ 72-1010
RECEIPT OF FUNDS§ 72-1012
APPLICATION FOR COMPENSATION§ 72-1013
INFORMAL HEARINGS§ 72-1014
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