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57 FLRA No. 16
AFGE, Local 1923 and United States Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Care Financing AdministrationBaltimore, Maryland (Reuben, Arbitrator), 0-AR-3392 (Decided March 30, 2001)
Under § 7122(a) of the Statute, an award is deficient if it is contrary to any law, rule, or regulation; or it is deficient on other grounds similar to those applied by federal courts in private sector labor-management relations. After reviewing the record, the Authority concluded that the award was not deficient on the grounds raised in the exceptions. The Authority rejected the argument that the award was based on a nonfact.