FMCS Arbitration Panel Requests

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-10-29 — Requests for Arbitration Panels: cross-connection with fmcs-arbitration-services: Both pages govern the same FMCS roster/panel-request process; the new refusal and procedural rules bridge the general services page with the specific panel-request procedures. (novelty: 2)
2026-08-28 — Requests for Arbitration Panels: 2026-08 — FMCS final rule confirms the agency may refuse to appoint arbitration panels when requests are legally improper or exceed FMCS authority, replacing prior mandatory-appointment framing. (novelty: 2)
2026-08-04 — Requests for Arbitration Panels: FMCS interim final rule clarifies the agency may decline unilateral requests for arbitration panels, direct appointments, or related services where legal constraints or lack of authority apply, removing prior mandatory-sounding language. (novelty: 2)