29 CFR § 1425.5 - Referral to FSIP.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1425.5"
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title: "29 CFR § 1425.5 - Referral to FSIP."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1425.5"
section_name: "Referral to FSIP."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE"
part_number: "1425"
part_name: "MEDIATION ASSISTANCE IN THE FEDERAL SERVICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 581(8), 7119, 7134."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 62798, Sept. 22, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1425"
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# 1425.5 Referral to FSIP.

If the mediation process has been completed and the parties are at a negotiation impasse, the Service or the parties may request consideration of the matter by the Federal Services Impasses Panel. The Service shall not refer a case to FSIP until the mediation process has been exhausted and the parties are at a negotiation impasse.