In response, the Union alleged the Agency’s argument was untimely because the parties’ agreement requires parties to raise procedural-arbitrability claims no later than the Step 3 grievance decision, and the Agency failed to do so. .. CONTINUED .. FLRA DECISION: (.html) ♦ Nov 22 .....
Note that the regulation does NOT state that the medical condition “must have” continued for at least one year, and yet, based upon phone calls and queries made to this author/attorney, there has been some fairly prevalent and persistent confusion about this requirement. So, a note of clar...