# 5 CFR § 2423.6: What is the process for filing and serving copies of charges?

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.6

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 2423.6
- **Heading:** What is the process for filing and serving copies of charges?
- **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) Where to file. You must file the charge with the Regional Director for the region in which the alleged unfair labor practice has occurred or is occurring. A charge alleging that an unfair labor practice has occurred or is occurring in two or more regions may be filed with the Regional Director in any of those regions.
(b) Date of filing. When a Regional Director receives a charge, it is deemed filed. A charge filed during business hours by facsimile or electronic means is deemed received on the business day on which it is received (either by the Regional Office fax machine or by the eFiling system), until midnight local time in the Region where it is filed. But when a Region receives a charge after the close of the business day by any other method, it will be deemed received and docketed on the next business day. The business hours for each of the Regional Offices are set forth at http://www.FLRA.gov.
(c) Method of filing. You may file a charge with the Regional Director in person or by commercial delivery, first class mail, certified mail, facsimile, or electronically through use of the eFiling system on the FLRA's Web site at www.flra.gov. If filing by facsimile transmission or by electronic means, you are not required to file an original copy of the charge with the Region. You assume responsibility for the Regional Director's receipt of a charge. Supporting evidence and documents must be submitted to the Regional Director in person, by commercial delivery, first class mail, certified mail, facsimile transmission, or through the FLRA's eFiling system.
(d) Service of the charge. You must serve a copy of the charge (without supporting evidence and documents) on the Charged Party. Where facsimile equipment is available, you may serve the charge by facsimile transmission, as paragraph (c) of this section discusses. Alternatively, you may serve the charge by electronic mail (“email”), but only if the Charged Party has agreed to be served by email. The Region routinely serves a copy of the charge on the Charged Party, but you remain responsible for serving the charge, consistent with the requirements in this paragraph.

## 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)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2423.6. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.