THE FOREIGN SERVICE IMPASSE DISPUTES PANEL
The Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel (the Disputes Panel) was created by the Foreign Service Act of 1980. It consists of five part-time members appointed by the Chair of the Foreign Service Labor Relations Board (the FLRA Chair). The Disputes Panel resolves impasses between Federal agencies and Foreign Service personnel in the Agency for International Development and the Departments of State, Agriculture and Commerce over conditions of employment under the Foreign Service Act of 1980. The staff of the Federal Service Impasses Panel supports the Disputes Panel.