Legal Opinion
Bess Kennedy v. William H. Whitehurst, Acting Director, Department of Human Services
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 17, 1982No. 81-1374PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question whether, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (1967 & Supp. IV 1980) (ADEA or the Act), federal employees who gain redress at the administrative level are entitled to recover attorneys’ fees for legal services rendered at that stage. United States District Judge Oliver Gasch ruled that Congress had not provided the requisite statutory authorization for an award of fees in cases in which the process of administrative conciliation is successfully employed in the federal employee’s favor, and he…
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