Legal Opinion
American Federation of Government Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 3, 1991No. Nos. 88-1375, 88-1491PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Senior Circuit Judge:
The Back Pay Act1 authorizes conditionally an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees to a federal agency employee affected by an unjustified or unwarranted personnel action resulting in a loss of pay.2 We are asked to decide whether the Act entitles two staff attorneys of the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Local 3882, to fees for representing a union member in grievance and unfair labor practice proceedings, and, if so, whether the fees should be based upon the prevailing market rate or the cost to the union. We hold that,…
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