{"identifier":"/us/usc/t28/s3905","title":28,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3905.","heading":"Attorney\u2019s fees and interest","text":"\u00a7\u202f3905.\nAttorney\u2019s fees and interest\n(a)\nAttorney\u2019s Fees.\u2014\nIf a covered employee, with respect to any claim under chapter 5 of title 3, or a qualified person with a disability, with respect to any claim under\nsection 421 of title 3\n(b)\nInterest.\u2014\nIn any proceeding under section 1296 or section 1346(g), the same interest to compensate for delay in payment shall be made available as would be appropriate if awarded under section 717(d) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.\n(c)\nPunitive Damages.\u2014\nExcept as otherwise provided in chapter 5 of title 3, no punitive damages may be awarded with respect to any claim under chapter 5 of title 3.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t28/s3905.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3905","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3905."},{"t":"heading","text":"Attorney\u2019s fees and interest"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3905/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Attorney\u2019s Fees.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"If a covered employee, with respect to any claim under chapter 5 of title 3, or a qualified person with a disability, with respect to any claim under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 421 of title 3","href":"/us/usc/t3/s421","tail":", is a prevailing party in any proceeding under section 1296 or section 1346(g), the court may award attorney\u2019s fees, expert fees, and any other costs as would be appropriate if awarded under section 706(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3905/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Interest.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"In any proceeding under section 1296 or section 1346(g), the same interest to compensate for delay in payment shall be made available as would be appropriate if awarded under section 717(d) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3905/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Punitive Damages.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"Except as otherwise provided in chapter 5 of title 3, no punitive damages may be awarded with respect to any claim under chapter 5 of title 3.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}