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60 FLRA No. 60
U. S, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Regional Office, Winston Salem, North Carolina and AFGE, Local 1738 (Sergent, Jr., Arbitrator) 0-AR-3848 (Decided September 17, 2004)
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. Upon careful consideration of the entire record in this case, and Authority precedent, the Authority concluded that the award was not deficient on the grounds raised in the exceptions and set forth in § 7122(a). The Authority rejected the allegations that the arbitrator exceeded his authority, or failed to conduct a fair hearing, that the award was based on a nonfact, or that it failed to draw its essence from the parties' agreement.