Statute · United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 7385g — Attorney fees
42 U.S.C. § 7385g
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- employee-benefits-and-executive-compensation
Notwithstanding any contract, the representative of an individual may not receive, for services rendered in connection with the claim of an individual for payment of lump-sum compensation under part B, more than that percentage specified in subsection (b) of a payment made under part B on such claim. The percentage referred to in subsection (a) is— (1) 2 percent for the filing of an initial claim for payment of lump-sum compensation; and (2) 10 percent with respect to objections to a recommended decision denying payment of lump-sum compensation. This section shall not apply with respect to services rendered that are not in connection with such a claim for payment of lump-sum compensation. Any such representative who violates this section shall be fined not more than $5,000.
Citator
42 U.S.C. § 7385g — Attorney fees is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Notwithstanding any contract, the representative of an individual may not receive, for services rendered in connection with the claim of an individual for payment of lump-sum compensation under part B, more than that percentage specified in subsection (b) of a payment made under part B on such claim. The percentage referred to in subsection (a) is— (1) 2 percent for the filing of an initial claim for payment of lump-sum compensation; and (2) 10 percent with respect to objections to a recommended decision denying payment of lump-sum compensation. This section shall not apply with respect to services rendered that are not in connection with such a claim for payment of lump-sum compensation. Any such representative who violates this section shall be fined not more than $5,000.