Arbitration Appeal Procedural Review Checklist

In order to be timely, an exception to an arbitration award must be filed (i.e., postmarked, 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) with the Office of Case Intake and Publication, Federal Labor Relations Authority in Washington, D.C., within 30 days beginning on the date after the award is served on the filing party.  5 C.F.R. § 2425.2(b) (October 1, 2010).   The exceptions must contain, at a minimum, the following listed items: 

• Statement of the grounds (listed in