Section 84 Eligibility

• Library: Employer-Employee Law 2008

To bring an EAJA action, a party must meet one of the eligibility requirements contained in 5 U.S.C. § 504(b)(1)(B). First, a sole owner of an unincorporated business with a net worth of less
than $7 million and fewer than 500 employees is eligible.
29 C.F.R. § 2204.105(b)(1). Second, I.R.C. § 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations with less than 500 employees may also qualify. Section 2204.105(b)(2). Third, cooperative associations defined in § 15, 12 U.S.C. § 1141j, of the Agricultural...