[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR702.132]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
  CHAPTER VI--EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 702.132  Fees for services.

    (a) Any person seeking a fee for services performed on behalf of a 
claimant with respect to claims filed under the Act shall make 
application therefor to the district director, administrative law judge, 
Board, or court, as the case may be, before whom the services were 
performed (See 33 U.S.C. 928(c)). The application shall be filed and 
serviced upon the other parties within the time limits specified by such 
district director, administrative law judge, Board, or court. The 
application shall be supported by a complete statement of the extent and 
character of the necessary work done, described with particularity as to 
the professional status (e.g., attorney, paralegal, law clerk, or other 
person assisting an attorney) of each person performing such work, the 
normal billing rate for each such person, and the hours devoted by each 
such person to each category of work. Any fee approved shall be 
reasonably commensurate with the necessary work done and shall take into 
account the quality of the representation, the complexity of the legal 
issues involved, and the amount of benefits awarded, and when the fee is 
to be assessed against the claimant, shall also take into account the 
financial circumstances of the claimant. No contract pertaining to the 
amount of a fee shall be recognized.
    (b) No fee shall be approved for a representative whose name appears 
on the Secretary's list of disqualified representatives under 
Sec. 702.131(b).
    (c) Where fees are included in a settlement agreement submitted 
under Sec. 702.241, et seq. approval of that agreement shall be deemed 
approval of attorney fees for purposes of this subsection for work 
performed before the Administrative Law Judge or district director 
approving the settlement.

[50 FR 394, Jan. 3, 1985]