The FLRA Proposes Revisions to Its Arbitration Regulations to Improve and Expedite the Review of Arbitration Awards

The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) announced today that it is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its regulations concerning the review of arbitration awards. See 75 Fed. Reg. 22540. This is a significant step in the FLRA’s initiative to both review and revise the FLRA’s arbitration regulations and create an arbitration education program -- including training sessions and tools -- to make arbitration case processing more effective and efficient. “The proposed regulations represent the first updates to the FLRA’s arbitration regulations in nearly 25 years,” said FLRA Chairman Carol Waller Pope, “and are yet another step in our efforts to better serve our customers and provide them with meaningful and clear guidance for the processing of cases before the Authority.”