(a) Not later than the seventh day after the last day
of arbitration, the arbitrator shall enter the final award which must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) be signed and dated by the arbitrator;
(3) include a statement of the arbitrator's decision
on the contested issues and the parties' stipulations on uncontested
issues;
(4) be sent to the division and all parties by certified
mail, or personal delivery; and
(5) be filed as a part of the permanent claim file.
(b) The award entered is final and binding on all parties.
Except as provided by Labor Code §410.121 there is no right of
appeal or judicial review.
(c) The arbitrator's award is a final order of the
division.
(d) For the purposes of correcting a clerical error,
an arbitrator retains jurisdiction of the award for 20 days after
the date of the award.
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