EMPLOYMENT

ARBITRATION EXAMPLES

Nationwide: From 1979 to present, arbitrated hundreds of cases arising from collective bargaining agreements involving issues in private, public and Federal sectors; employee discipline and termination and contractual language.

Major League Baseball. Salary arbitrator for Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Players Association since 1991-1998. The arbitration involved players on teams such as the Astros, Diamondback, Expos, Mariners, Mets, Tigers & Yankees. The arbitrator must select either the club's or the player's salary submission.

National Football League. Grievance arbitrator for National Football League and National Football Players Association since 1996-1998. Resolved non-injury disputes between the players and the clubs under the collective bargaining agreement.

Washington, DC. Impartial Hearing Officer for the United States Senate, Select Committee of Ethics, Office of Fair Employment Practices in cases involving allegations of discrimination by Senate employees from 1992-1997.

MEDIATION EXAMPLES

Nationwide. Mediated EEO and discrimination claims such as disability, race, gender, age & sexual harassment under ADA, ADEA and Title VII; wrongful discharge claims; teacher strikes and other issues.

Educational Activities / Nationwide. Frequently serves as educator or consultant in arbitration, mediation, facilitation, and negotiation skills and ADR system design.

SPECIFIC MEDIATION EXAMPLES

Discrimination claim involving independent insurance agent. (Pittsburgh, 1999)

Race discrimination claim involving termination. (Philadelphia, 1999)

Gender discrimination claim of female engineer. (Pittsburgh, 1997)

Sexual harassment claim of 16 year old employee against her manager at a national food chain. (Virginia, 1997)

ADA claim of heavy equipment operator regarding reasonable accommodations who suffered a back injury at work. (Pittsburgh, 1996)

ADA claim (reasonable accommodation for disability) of in-house counsel of insurance company who suffered injury. (Philadelphia, 1996)

Race discrimination claim for job placement activities. (Massachusetts, 1996)

EEOC claim of denial of promotion upon the basis of race. (Illinois, 1996)

ADA claim of three employees furloughed during downsizing. (Pittsburgh, 1996)

Age discrimination claim against company following 25% reduction in force. (Iowa, 1994)

Age and gender discrimination claim of 40 year old female executive replaced by owner's 25 year old son. (Ohio,1994)

Sexual harassment claim of 25 year old employee against a retail outlet claim alleging quid pro quo and hostile environment over a period of several months. (Pittsburgh, 1993)

Age and disability claim of employee who underwent a mastectomy. (Pittsburgh, 1993)

Wrongful discharge claim of tenured teacher for poor performance. (Western Pennsylvania, 1993)