§18304 Procedures for Enforcement of Awards

Summary

When an arbitration award under section 18303 is issued, the interstate compact agency and the employees’ representative have 10 days after they get it to agree in writing to any changes. After that 10-day period, the award and any written changes become final and must be followed by the agency, the employees in the bargaining unit, and their representative. Each party must take the steps needed to carry out the award. Within 60 days after the award becomes final, the agency or the employees’ exclusive representative can ask a court that has authority over the agency to review it. The court will review the arbitration record, hold notice and a hearing, and may cancel the whole award or part of it if one of seven problems is found: it violates the law; the arbitrator exceeded their powers; the decision was arbitrary or capricious; the hearing broke rules and harmed a party; the arbitrator showed partiality or misconduct; the award was obtained by corruption, fraud, or bias; or the arbitrator failed to follow section 18303.