John E. Sands, Esq.
Professional Work History
1972-present: Full-time arbitrator and mediator of employment law, ERISA, and labor-management disputes (part-time from 1972-1982).1973-1982: Professor of Law, Albany Law School of Union University.
1970-1973: General Counsel, New York City Mayor's Office of Labor Relations (representing management).
1965-1970: Law firm partner in Schulman, Abarbanel, Perkel & McEvoy (representing unions, employee benefit plans, and individual employees).
Involved in employment law issues as an advocate, a professor of law, and as an arbitrator and mediator since 1965. As a partner in a law firm representing individuals, unions, and employee benefit funds and as General Counsel of the New York City Mayor?s Office of Labor Relations, litigated and advised concerning employment, employee benefit, labor, and contract law issues. As a professor of law, taught employment law, labor law, insurance law, constitutional law, collective bargaining, labor arbitration, and dispute resolution courses. Over thirty years? experience as arbitrator and mediator in more than 4,000 employment and labor cases covering the full range of employment discrimination (including race, gender, age, religion, national origin, and disability), sexual harassment, contract interpretation, employee benefit, trustee deadlock, withdrawal liability, executive compensation, and disciplinary issues. Served exclusively as a neutral since 1973.
Dispute Resolution Experience
More than 4,000 cases as arbitrator and mediator of workplace disputes involving a wide range of issues, including race, age, sex and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, whistle-blower, executive compensation, employee benefit, wage and hour, and other statutory employment-related claims. Facilitated resolution of racial dispute among faculty of a state university's college of law. Mediated creation of joint, labor-management industry-wide program for mediation and arbitration of sexual harassment and other unlawful employment claims and for impartial facilitation of interactive process of determining reasonable accommodations for qualified employees with disabilities. Facilitated interactive process of determining reasonable accommodations for qualified employees with disabilities for numerous employers and individuals. Served as impartial fact-finder/investigator of sexual harassment and race, age, and gender discrimination complaints for numerous employers. Facilitated executive termination negotiations. Court-appointed Master of employee benefit issues. Provided external ombuds services for several large employers.Cornell University Dispute Resolution Training (Course titles and dates taken)
N/AOther Dispute Resolution Training
AAA Labor Arbitrator II Training, New York, 12/03; Alliance for Education in Dispute Resolution, Employment Law Mediator Training, Potomac, 9/00; Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Breaking Through Impasse: Advanced Mediation, New York, 1/02; Faculty, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations/National Academy of Arbitrators/AAA, Arbitration of Statutory Employment Disputes, New York, 5/98; various other ADR training, including more than 30 years' on-the-job training as arbitrator, mediator, fact-finder, and facilitator of workplace disputes.Professional Associations
National Academy of Arbitrators (Region 2, Past Chair); New York State Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section, Past Chair); New Jersey State Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section, Executive Committee; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section); Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Labor and Employment Law Committee, Past Chair); American Bar Association (Section on Labor and Employment Law, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee); Association of American Law Schools (Labor Law Section, Past Chair); Industrial Relations Research Association (Capital District Chapter, Past President); President (2013) and a Governor (2006-13) of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; Sidney Reitman Labor and Employment Law Inn of Court (Master of the Bench).Education
Princeton University (AB-1962); Yale University (JD-1965).References
Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Management)New York Office:
Terri Solomon, Esq.
350 Park Avenue - 14th Floor
New York, NY 10022
212-583-2662
New Jersey Office:
David Rosen, Esq.
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102
973-848-4700
Smith & Mullin, P.C. (Plaintiffs)
Neil Mullin, Esq. and
Nancy Erica Smith, Esq.
Smith Mullin, P.C.
240 Claremont Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-783-7607
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. (Management)
New York Office:
Frances M Maloney, Esq. and
Dorothy Rosensweig, Esq.
250 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10177-0077
212-351-4500
New Jersey Office:
Maxine H. Neuhauser, Esq.
1 Riverfront Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102
973-639-8269
Sapir & Frumkin LLP (Plaintiffs)
Donald Sapir, Esq. and
William Frumkin, Esq.
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 310
White Plains, NY 10603
914-328-0366
Michael J. DiMattia, Esq. (Management)
Ross & Hardies
65 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022
Outten & Golden LLP (Plaintiffs)
Wayne Outten, Esq.
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-4315
212-245-1000
Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman, P.A. (Management)
Stanley Goodman, Esq.
75 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068-3701
973-992-4800
Gerald J. Resnick, Esq. (Plaintiffs)
Deutsch, Resnick, Green & Gramigna
959 South Springfield Avenue
Springfield, NJ 07081
973-258-1000
Ty Hyderally, Esq. (Plaintiffs)
Law Offices of Ty Hyderally
96 Park Street
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-509-0050
John E. Higgins, Esq. (Plaintiffs and Management)
Nixon Peabody, LLP
30 South Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12207
518-427-2650
Alan Pearl, Esq.
Dawn Davidson Drantch, Esq.
Alan Pearl & Associates
6800 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 218 East
Syosset, NY 11791
Christopher Mills, Esq.
Collier, Jacob & Mills, PC
580 Howard Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873-1167