In cases where an attorney's fee is awarded against an employer or
carrier there may be further assessed against such employer or carrier
as costs, fees and mileage for necessary witnesses attending the hearing
at the instance of claimant. Both the necessity for the witness and the
reasonableness of the fees of expert witnesses must be approved by the
hearing officer, the Board, or the court, as the case may be. The
amounts awarded against an employer or carrier as attorney's fees,
costs, fees and mileage for witnesses shall not in any respect affect or
diminish the compensation payable under this Act (see Act, section 28
(d)).
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