# 5 CFR § 2423.2: What Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services does the OGC provide?

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 2423.2
- **Heading:** What Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services does the OGC provide?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER XIV—FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL > SUBCHAPTER C—FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY > PART 2423—UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE PROCEEDINGS > Subpart A—Filing, Investigating, Resolving, and Acting on Charges

## Text

(a) Purpose of ADR services. The Office of the General Counsel furthers its mission and implements the agency-wide Federal Labor Relations Authority Collaboration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Program by promoting stable and productive labor-management relationships governed by the Statute and by providing services that assist labor organizations and agencies, on a voluntary basis, to:
(1) Develop collaborative labor-management relationships;
(2) Avoid unfair labor practice disputes; and
(3) Informally resolve unfair labor practice disputes.
(b) Types of ADR Services. Agencies and labor organizations may jointly request, or agree to, the provision of the following services by the Office of the General Counsel:
(1) Facilitation. Assisting the parties in improving their labor-management relationship as governed by the Statute;
(2) Intervention. Intervening when parties are experiencing or expect significant unfair labor practice disputes;
(3) Training. Training labor organization officials and agency representatives on their rights and responsibilities under the Statute and how to avoid litigation over those rights and responsibilities, and on using problem-solving and ADR skills, techniques, and strategies to resolve informally unfair labor practice disputes; and
(4) Education. Working with the parties to recognize the benefits of, and establish processes for, avoiding unfair labor practice disputes, and resolving any unfair labor practice disputes that arise by consensual, rather than adversarial, methods.
(c) ADR services after initiation of an investigation. As part of processing an unfair labor practice charge, the Office of the General Counsel may suggest to the parties, as appropriate, that they may benefit from these ADR services.

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 2423.1 § 2423.1 Can a Regional Office help the parties resolve unfair labor practice disputes before a Regional Director decides whether to issue a complaint?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.1.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.2 § 2423.2 What Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services does the OGC provide?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.2.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.3 § 2423.3 Who may file charges?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.3.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.4 § 2423.4 What must you state in the charge and what supporting evidence and documents should you submit?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.4.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.6 § 2423.6 What is the process for filing and serving copies of charges?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.6.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.8 § 2423.8 How are charges investigated?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.8.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.9 § 2423.9 How are charges amended?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.9.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.10 § 2423.10 What actions may the Regional Director take with regard to your charge?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.10.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.11 § 2423.11 What happens if a Regional Director decides not to issue a complaint?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.11.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.12 § 2423.12 What types of settlements of unfair labor practice charges are possible after a Regional Director decides to issue a complaint but before issuance of a complaint?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.12.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.20 § 2423.20 Issuance and contents of the complaint; answer to the complaint; amendments; role of Office of Administrative Law Judges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.20.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.21 § 2423.21 Motions procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.21.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.22 § 2423.22 Intervenors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.22.md)
- [5 CFR § 2423.23 § 2423.23 Prehearing disclosure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.23.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.2. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.