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Department Significantly Increases Attorneys' Fees in Contested Claims
- State: Massachusetts
- Topic: NORTH
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The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents has posted updates to maximum weekly benefits, …
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Alan Pierce Oct 15, 2019 a 11:10 am PDT
This is not entirely correct
The base rate for Atty fees was set in 1992 and changes yearly along with the state average weekly wage.
Fees have gone up 70% since 1992 but not since last year.