Arbitration Appeal Procedural Review Checklist
In order to be timely, an exception to an arbitration award must be filed (postmarked or deposited with a commercial delivery service that will provide a record showing the date the document was tendered to the delivery service), or delivered in person to the Federal Labor Relations Authority in Washington, D.C. within 30 days beginning on the date the award is served on the filing party. The exceptions must contain at a minimum the following listed items:
- Statement of the grounds on which review is requested
- Evidence or rulings bearing on the issues before the Authority
- Arguments in support of stated grounds
- Specific reference to the pertinent documents & citations of authorities
- Legible copy of the arbitrator's award
- Legible copies of other pertinent documents
- Name and address of the arbitrator
- A table of contents if the document exceeds 10 double-spaced pages in length
A complete copy including all attachments of the exceptions must:
- Be served by certified mail, commercial delivery service or personal delivery
- Contain a signed and dated statement of service with names and addresses of parties served, date of service, nature of document served, and whether by certified mail or personal delivery
- Contain an original and 4 complete and legible copies of all documents
- Be addressed to the Office of Case Intake and Publication
More Information Timely Exception to an Arbitration Award; Contents of Exceptions to an Arbitration Award set forth in 5 C.F.R. 2425.1-4; Statement of Service requirements set forth in 5 C.F.R. 2429.27; Kinds of Workplace Disputes; and Arbitration