for 42 hours at the rate
of $150.00 to $200.00 per hour. No objection to the fee petition
was filed by Respondent. In considering the hourly rate, I will
award $175.00 per hour. There being no objections and the
application appearing to be reasonable, an attorney's fee of
$7,350.00 is hereby approved.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Employer shall
pay Complainant's counsel, Jeffery V. Strahan, Esq., the sum of
$7,350.00 as a fee for representation of Complainant.
RICHARD D. MILLS
Administrative Law Judge
Metairie, Louisiana
NOTICE: This Recommended Decision and Order and the
administrative file in this matter will be forwarded for review
by the Secretary of Labor to the Office of Administrative
Appeals, U. S. Department of Labor, Room S-4309, Frances Perkins
Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
The Office of Administrative Appeals has the responsibility to
advise and assist the Secretary in the preparation and issuance
of final decisions in employee protection cases adjudicated
under the regulations at 29 C.F.R. Parts 24 and 1978. See 55
Fed. Reg. 13250 (1990).
[ENDNOTES]
1 See Kendall v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. , 3
BRBS 255, BRB No. 75-205 (February 26, 1976).
