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- The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) issued a rule that allows threshold determinations on arbitrator panels and replaces the prior “will be honored” language.
- It formalizes a rule that lets agencies covered by President Donald Trump’s 2025 orders halt grievances.
- The American Federation of Government Employees and the National Treasury Employees Union sued, alleging an Administrative Procedure Act violation.
- FMCS will accept public comments on the rule until Sept. 4.
