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No Title VII Attorney’s Fees for Successful Defendants Unless Plaintiff’s Claim is Frivolous; Burden of Proof on Defendants; Precise Analysis Requried

Posted by Bo Links - April 9, 2011



If a plaintiff wins an employment discrimination case under Title VII, he/she is entitled to an award of attorney’s fees.  A question we are asked all the time is: what happens if the plaintiff loses?  Can the defendant claim an award of fees too?

The answer is:  it depends.  If the claim is found by the court to be “frivolous” a successful defendant may be entitl


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