6 AAC 30.492. Attorney's fees or costs

(a) Within 10 days after the decision of the hearing commissioners is served, a party may by motion request the examiner to order the payment of attorney's fees or costs.

(b) An award of attorney's fees and costs will be made against a complainant upon a showing that he or she pursued an action not authorized by the executive director that was frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless, or that an action authorized by the executive director was based upon information furnished in bad faith by complainant.

(c) No award will be made for attorney's fees and costs incurred by a party before issuance of notice of conciliation failure.

History: Eff. 3/12/81, Register 77

Authority: AS 18.80.050

AS 18.80.130

AS 18.80.135 (a)

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