First Name: Initial: Last Name: Suffix: Arbitrator Since: Harold L. Richman 1986

Arbitration/Mediation Experience

Arbitrator in labor and employment cases since 1986. Served as Fund Impartial Umpire for large Pension & Welfare Fund for eight years. Contract arbitrator in apparel and health care industries. Contract arbitrator for New York State, serving on CSEA and PEF panels. Panel Arbitrator for New York Stock Exchange. American

Panels/Permanent Arbitrator

American Arbitration Association; New York City Office of Collective Bargaining; New York State Public Employment Relations Board; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; New York State Employment Relations Board; NYSE; PEF/NY State; CSEA/NY State; PSCH/UNITE HERE.

Issues/Industries

Absenteeism, arbitrability, job performance, layoffs/bumping/recall, management rights, holiday pay, incentive pay, job classification, working conditions, violence or threats, work hours, vacation pay, severence pay, merit pay, union security, subcontracting, sexual harassment, seniority, retirement, promotion, pension and welfare plans, discipline, discharge, bargaining unit work

Work History

1965-1986 - Regional Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 29 Brooklyn; 1952-1965 - Supervisory and Non-supervisory Attorney, NLRB, Region 29 Brooklyn; 1951-1952 - Legal Assistant to Board Member, NLRB, Washington, D.C.; 1950-1951 - Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, US Bureau of Indian Affairs; 1943-1950 - worked in public accounting

Education

LLM, New York University Law School, 1951 LLB, Fordham University School of Law, 1949 BBA, City College, 1943 CPA 1949

Professional Affiliations