[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1225.5]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
       CHAPTER XII--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
PART 1225--VOLUNTEER DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 1225.5  Representation.

    Any aggrieved party may be represented and assisted in all stages of 
these procedures by an attorney or representative of his or her own 
choosing. An aggrieved party must immediately inform the agency if 
counsel is retained. Attorney fees or other appropriate relief may be 
awarded in the following circumstances:
    (a) Informal adjustment of a complaint. An informal adjustment of a 
complaint may include an award of attorney fees or other relief deemed 
appropriate by the EO Director. Where the parties agree on an adjustment 
of the complaint, but cannot agree on whether attorney fees or costs 
should be awarded, or on their amount, this issue may be appealed to the 
appropriate Director to be determined in the manner detailed in 
Sec. 1225.11 of this part.
    (b) Final Agency Decision. When discrimination is found, the 
appropriate Director shall advise the complainant that any request for 
attorney fees or costs must be documented and submitted for review 
within 20 calendar days after his or her receipt of the final agency 
decision. The amount of such awards shall be determined under 
Sec. 1225.11. In the unusual situation in which it is determined not to 
award attorney fees or other costs to a prevailing complainant, the 
appropriate Director in his or her final decision shall set forth the 
specific reasons thereof.