[19991025]RS20374_Awards of Attorneys' Fees to Small Businesses and Labor Organizations that Prevail Against the NLRB or OSHA H、 R. 1987, 106th Congress.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20374October 25, 1999Awards of Attorneys Fees to Small Businesses andLabor Organizations that Prevail Against theNLRB or OSHA: H.R. 1987, 106th Congress(name redacted)Legislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryH.R. 1987, 106th Congress, the Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement(FAIR) Act, which was reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce onOctober 14, 1999, would make it easier for small businesses and labor organizations thatprevail against the NLRB or OSHA, in administrative or court proceedings, to recovertheir attorneys fees from the government. It would do so by requiring fees to beawarded automatically in cases to which it applied, instead of only when thegovernments position was not substantially justified.H.R. 1987, 106th Congress, the Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement (FAIR)Act, was reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce on October 14,1999. The Committee report (H.Rept 106-385) states that its purposeis to assist small businesses and labor organizations in defending themselves againstgovernment bureaucra