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Panel rules against NFLPA, says not enough proof of collusion
A three-person appeals panel upheld an arbitrator’s decision that there was not sufficient evidence of collusion by NFL teams when negotiating the contracts of Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson in 2022. While the panel found that teams were being invited...
Three-Judge Panel Rules Against NFLPA in NFL Collusion Case Involving Lamar Jackson & Russell Wilson
The NFL Players Association’s long-running collusion fight with the league suffered another setback when a three-member panel ruled against the union and denied its appeal. The case stemmed from allegations that the NFL encouraged team owners in 2022 to avoid offering...
NFL wins collusion grievance, but ruling reveals push to limit guaranteed contracts
The three-person panel presiding over the NFL Players Association’s appeal of the collusion grievance filed against the NFL upheld the arbitrator’s finding that there was insufficient evidence that some or all teams agreed to collude against players. The NFLPA filed...
Phillies’ Johan Rojas Suspended 80 Games for Failed Drug Test
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas was suspended for the first 80 games of the season by Major League Baseball on Monday after a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone. Rojas' suspension was announced after the players' association...
Nurses at 4 N.Y.C. Hospitals Vote to End Strike, but It Continues at One
More than 10,000 nurses who have been on strike for a month will return to work at two major New York City hospital systems after voting to approve a new contract. But more than 4,000 strikers were still holding out for a better deal. On Wednesday, the nurses' union,...
Public Sector Unions Sue City Hall Over Health Savings Impasse
Facing Adams administration demands to pay back up to $4 billion after a failed Medicare Advantage switch for retirees, the Municipal Labor Committee is seeking to fend off arbitration. New York’s major municipal employee unions sued the city government Monday,...
Governor Hochul and State Corrections Union Taps SAMS to mediate dispute
Scheinman requested by Governor Hochul and State Corrections Union for SAMS to mediate dispute on an urgent basis due to strikes at dozens of correction facilities statewide. On February 19, 2025, I was contacted by representatives from Governor Kathy Hochul’s office...
SAMS Arbitrator Reduces Trevor Bauer MLB Suspension from 324 to 194 Games
In December 2022, SAMS arbitrator Martin F. Scheinman determined an appeal by Trevor Bauer, a professional baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who was suspended by Major League Baseball for 324 games after an investigation concluded he assaulted several...
SAMS Mediates Settlement in Giuffre-Dershowitz-Boies Defamation Litigation
In November 2022, SAMS mediated a multi-party defamation lawsuit originally filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan in 2019, involving Virginia Giuffre claims against celebrity counsel Alan Dershowitz and his countersuit against her, as well as famed attorney David...
SAMS Mediates Settlement in Horatio Sanz SNL Sexual Assault Lawsuit
SAMS arbitrator Martin F. Scheinman mediated a settlement in the widely publicized lawsuit against comedian Horatio Sanz of Saturday Night Live by an anonymous accuser who claimed the famed actor sexually assaulted her at a SNL party when she was a minor. The claims,...
SAMS Mediators Help Settle Michigan Nurses Association Contract Dispute
SAMS mediators helped settle a contract dispute between the Michigan Nurses Association - University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council (MNA-UMPNC) and the University of Michigan. After six months of negotiations without resolution, the parties asked SAMS to step...
Minor League Baseball Players Officially Join MLBPA in Historic Union Vote
In September 2022, SAMS verified the Minor League Baseball Players Association had collected enough cards from minor league players expressing support for the MLBPA to represent them, a majority of the more than 5,000 players. The card count and verification conducted...
Facing Nurses Strike, New York Hospitals Reach Landmark Deal on Staffing
For several weeks, New York City has been at the center of a national debate about how many nurses should be on duty at hospitals. That dispute spurred more than 10,000 nurses to threaten to walk off their jobs this month at three of New York's biggest hospital...
Dolan vs. Altice Lawsuit Amended Asking Court to Require Altice to Restore Staffing Levels and Appoint Monitor to Oversee Compliance
In an amended complaint filed on March 12, plaintiffs in the Dolan vs. Altice lawsuit have asked the court to require Altice USA to perform on its promise to the Dolan Family by restoring staffing levels at News 12 to 462 for a five-year period and to appoint a...
Teacher at Quaker School Gets His Job Back
A high-school teacher who was fired last spring for saying "Heil Hitler" while his arm seemed raised in a Nazi salute in class has gotten his job back at a private Quaker school in Manhattan, after an arbitrator ruled his misconduct did not warrant termination. The...
Town of Huntington Hires Seasoned Mediator to Resolve LIPA Lawsuit and End Costly Litigation
At its July 17, 2018 meeting, the Huntington Town Board entered into a mediation agreement to resolve the LIPA lawsuit. The Town entered into a non-binding mediation agreement with Marty F. Scheinman, Esq., to end the costly LIPA litigation, a measure sponsored by...
Motel 6 to Settle Lawsuit Claiming It Gave Latino Guests’ Information to ICE
Motel 6 has reached a tentative agreement in a lawsuit that claims it discriminated against some of its Latino guests and violated their privacy, a civil rights group says. The suit, filed by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, says two Phoenix...
Collective bargaining disputes
Interest Arbitrated collective bargaining disputes involving thousands of private and public sector employees in education, healthcare, entertainment, and transportation.
Sexual Harassment & Discrimination
Mediated dozens of the highest profile cases involving allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion and national origin.
City of New York
Mediated to full resolution several disputes spanning more than seven years, involving over 250,000 unionized employees (police, fire, teachers, principals, and nurses) with the City of New York.
Peabody Coal and the Miner’s Pension Fund
Arbitrated one of the largest ERISA cases in history involving Peabody Coal and the Miner’s Pension Fund.
NYC Transit Authority
Mediated the citywide strike between the NYC Transit Authority and its employees that crippled New York City for days.
Arizona Iced Tea
Mediated the largest commercial dispute in the history of the NYS Court System involving the owners of Arizona Iced Tea
Clare Rose, Union Have Tentative Contract Deal After Weeks of Strike
Clare Rose, a major Long Island beer and wine distributor, and the Teamsters union representing its workers reached a tentative contract deal, bringing an end to a strike that had lasted several weeks. The agreement came after mediation sessions helped the two sides...
Clare Rose Striking Union to Meet With Mediator
Workers who have been on strike against Clare Rose, a Long Island beer and wine distributor, were set to meet with a mediator in hopes of resolving the labor dispute that had been ongoing for weeks. The Teamsters union representing Clare Rose workers went on strike...
Peabody, United Mine Workers Reach Retiree Health Care Agreement
Peabody Energy has agreed to contribute as much as $75 million this year toward health care benefits for retirees of Patriot Coal, a Peabody spinoff that is now defunct. The agreement takes the form of a legal settlement between St. Louis-based Peabody and the United...
Deal Struck for One Arizona Iced Tea Co-Founder to Buy Out the Other
The feuding co-founders of Arizona Beverage Corp. have reached a preliminary settlement that would allow one to buy out the other, potentially ending a yearslong valuation dispute over the iced tea maker. The agreement allowing Domenick Vultaggio to buy out John...
Feuding Arizona Iced Tea Founders Reach Settlement
The co-founders of Arizona Beverage Corp., makers of the popular Arizona Iced Tea brand, reached a settlement to resolve their long-running legal dispute. Domenick Vultaggio and John Ferolito had been locked in a bitter legal battle over the valuation of the company...
Graduate Student Strike Averted at N.Y.U. as New Deal With Union Is Reached
N.Y.U.'s graduate student union narrowly avoided a strike and reached a tentative agreement with the university early Tuesday morning. After about five hours of tense negotiations, mediator Martin Scheinman walked out of the negotiation room at around 1:15 a.m. and...
Teacher Accord Gives City a Map for Other Deals
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a deal with New York City's largest teachers' union that would raise wages by 18 percent over nine years in exchange for a $1.3 billion reduction in health care costs. The agreement, which includes $3.4 billion in back pay and must be...
Tentative New York Times Contract Will Preserve Pension Plan, Health Care for Guild Members
The tentative deal between New York Times employees and management will satisfy several of the union's biggest demands, according to the Newspaper Guild of New York. Both sides announced that they had reached a "tentative" and "conceptual" five-year contract for Guild...
New York Times Turns To Mediation To Break Contract Deadlock
The New York Times and the Newspaper Guild of New York will turn to an outside mediator to help hammer out a contract. Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the paper's publisher, broke the news to staff in an email. At the union's suggestion, the mediator will be Martin Scheinman,...
Settlement That Averted Strike Approved by Transit Workers
The city's transit workers ratified a new three-year contract by a 60 percent majority, despite a vigorous campaign by union dissidents to have the contract rejected. Roger Toussaint, president of the union representing 34,000 subway and bus employees, said a majority...