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108th Congress > House > Vote 863

Date: May 18, 2004

Result: 233-194 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 189

Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: NORWOOD, Charles W., Jr. (R-GA)

Bill number: HR2731

Question: On Passage

Description: Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2004

Bill summary: Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2004 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) to provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to certain small employers when they prevail in specified administrative or court proceedings. Requires such awards to prevailing employers if they had not more than 100 employees and a net worth of not more than $7 million at the time of: (1) the initiation of the administrative proceedings (in the (...show more) case of an adversary adjudication); or (2) the filing of the action addressed in the court proceedings (in the case of judicial review of an administrative action). Provides for such awards without regard to whether the position of the Secretary of Labor or the Federal Government was substantially justified or whether special circumstances make an award unjust.

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Bill titles: To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to very small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of citations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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