(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.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 9 - Workers' Compensation
Subchapter 7 - Proceedings Before Workers' Compensation Commission
§ 11-9-701. Notice of injury or death
§ 11-9-703. Preliminary conference procedure
§ 11-9-704. Proceedings on claims
§ 11-9-705. Nature of proceedings generally
§ 11-9-706. Conduct of proceedings — Contempt
§ 11-9-711. Finality of order or award — Review
§ 11-9-712. Enforcement of order or award
§ 11-9-713. Modification of awards
§ 11-9-714. Costs in proceedings brought without reasonable grounds
§ 11-9-715. Fees for legal services