H.R. 2731 · 108th Congress
Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2003
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- House Introduced Jul 15, 2003
- House Passed May 18, 2004 233–194
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · May 18, 2004
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 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2004
Latest action (May 18, 2004): Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, H.R. 2731 is laid on the table.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 15, 2003
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- House Introduced Jul 15, 2003
- House Passed May 18, 2004 233–194
Final vote · House · May 18, 2004
Passage — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: J. Dennis Hastert