Mr. Rich's practice concentrates on the representation and counseling of employers in the areas of labor & employment law, workers' compensation law, and employment-related litigation, including class actions.
Education
- Allegheny College, B.A., 1976
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1980
Experience
- Labor negotiator with an extensive record of successful negotiations on a national basis on behalf of private and publicly held employers with both international and independent labor unions, including the USW, UAW, IAM, Teamsters, IBEW, UA and IBB
- Litigating labor arbitration cases
- Handling Title VII, ADEA, NLRB, FMLA and related state charges
- Developing and reviewing human resource policies and procedures
- Representing employers before the Workers' Compensation Office of Judges, Board of Review and the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- Representing coal companies in the defense of federal black lung claims
- Senior Human Resources Director at Weirton Steel Corporation, 1998-2004, responsible for establishing policy and managing labor relations, personnel, training, security and safety departments at integrated steel mill with more than 4000 employees (3000 union represented in four bargaining units).
- Weirton Steel Corporation, Corporate Attorney, 1990 - 1998
- Volk, Frankovitch, Anetakis, Recht, Robertson & Hellerstedt, Associate and Partner, 1985 - 1990
- Bogarad and Robertson, Associate, 1980 - 1985
Distinctions
- BV® Distinguished™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law – Management
Admissions
- Pennsylvania Bar
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
- United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fourth and Sixth Circuits
Memberships
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Allegheny County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Weirton United Way, Appropriations Committee