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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BOARD OF ALIEN LABOR CERTIFICATION APPEALS

Judges' Benchbook
Second Edition - May 1992


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CHAPTER 5

ATTORNEY'S FEES


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I. Equal Access to Justice Act

Counsel for employers who successfully challenge a CO's denial of labor certification are not entitled to an award of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Larry Douglas, Ltd., 88-INA-130 (Dec. 19, 1988) (en banc supplemental order denying attorney's fees), citing Smedberg Machine Tool, Inc. v. Donovan, 730 F.2d 1089 (7th Cir. 1984) (administrative adjudication of denial of labor certification is not a statutory requirement; not an adversarial adjudication as required for EAJA to apply).


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