Proposed Regulations

The Federal Labor Relations Authority (the FLRA) is engaged in an initiative to make electronic filing or "eFiling" available to parties in all cases before the FLRA.  Making electronic filing or "eFiling" available to its parties is another way in which the FLRA is using technology to improve the customer service experience.  EFiling is also expected to increase efficiencies by reducing procedural filing errors and resulting processing delays.  

In this first stage in the FLRA's eFiling initiative, the FLRA revises the regulations concerning the procedures for filing requests for Federal Service Impasses Panel (Panel) assistance in the resolution of negotiation impasses.  The purpose of the proposed revisions is to make it easier for parties to file such requests by permitting the use of electronic filing (eFiling).  In addition, the proposed revisions allow parties to:  (1) serve copies of the requests and other documents on other parties electronically, if the receiving parties grant permission to do so; and (2) file additional documents with the Panel electronically, if the Panel has granted advance permission to do so.  Further, consistent with the FLRA’s other regulations and the proposed revisions regarding eFiling, the revisions change the date of service for facsimile service from the date of receipt of the transmission to the date of transmission, and change the current references to “private delivery” to “commercial delivery.”  As the FLRA’s eFiling procedures develop, the revisions set forth in this action may be evaluated and revised further.

The proposed regulations, which can be found here, will be effective March 8, 2012.