District of Columbia Court of Appeals June 28, 2012, Nos. 10-AA-689, 10-AA-1025 (Fluellyn v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services)

RUIZ, Associate Judge, Retired:

These consolidated petitions for review ask us to determine whether attorney’s fees may be assessed against an employer pursuant to the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act, D.C.Code § 32-1501 et seq. (2001), where the parties resolved the contested issues after an informal recommendation from the agency *1158but before a formal adjudication of the matter.