Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 22.10.1998

Timekeeping Requirement

This proposed rule would revise the Corporation's timekeeping rule to require full-time attorneys and paralegals to provide the date as well as the time spent on each case, matter or supporting activity. In addition, timekeeping records for full-time attorneys and paralegals would be required to be consistent with the recipient's time and attendance records. Public comment is requested on two alternative proposed requirements that would ensure that a recipient's part-time attorneys and paralegals do not engage in restricted activities during the time periods they are being compensated by an LSC recipient. The first alternative would revise the Corporation's timekeeping rule to require part-time attorneys who work for organizations that do restricted work to include additional information in their timekeeping records. In addition, their timekeeping records would be required to be consistent with the recipient's time and attendance records. The second alternative would require part-time attorneys and paralegals to certify in writing that they have not engaged in any restricted activities during the time for which they are compensated by a recipient. Comments on these and other possib