{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-8-7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-8-7","heading":"Judicial review of fee awards.","body":"A decision of the Office of Administrative Hearings on whether to assess reasonable witnesses' fees or a reasonable attorneys' fee shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with G.S. 126A-8-5(b). The reviewing court may reverse or modify the decision of the Office of Administrative Hearings if the decision is unreasonable or the award is inadequate. An employee who obtains a reversal or modification of the Office of Administrative Hearings' decision in an appeal under this section shall be entitled to recover court costs and a reasonable attorneys' fee for representation in connection with the appeal. (2026-40, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 126A. North Carolina Human Resources Act.","Article 8. Just Cause, Disciplinary Actions, and Grievances."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_126A/GS_126A-8-7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-28T06:10:56Z","sha256":"60409ee26e192b1d824d98a44cdd49a14e6ef57a6561d0f0e81a8e2f131d2801","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-8-6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-9-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}