Thomas M. Wilde

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T: 312-609-7821 F: 312-609-5005

Chicago

Chair, Labor and Employment Law Practice Area

Thomas M. Wilde is Chair of the Labor and Employment Practice Area at Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. He represents employers in all types of labor and employment litigation including defending wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment and wage and hour claims.

Mr. Wilde provides practical, cost-effective guidance to clients in dealing with employee relations issues including workforce reductions; discipline and discharge; harassment and workplace investigations; disability accommodation; FMLA compliance and employee leaves of absence; and policy development and administration. Mr. Wilde also has extensive experience with labor relations matters including arbitrations and collective bargaining.

Mr. Wilde is a member of Vedder Price’s FLSA Task Force and has significant experience representing employers in wage and hour class and collective actions, Department of Labor audits and investigations. Mr. Wilde also conducts wage and hour compliance audits to help clients reduce the risk of wage and hour claims.

Mr. Wilde has been named in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers in Business and Illinois Super Lawyers. He is a member of the Labor and Employment Section and the Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee of the American Bar Association. He regularly speaks to industry and association groups on a variety of labor and employment topics.

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• Watch What You Delete: Employers Must Act to Preserve Documents & Electronically Stored Information
• Recent Accomplishments in Labor and Employment Law
• Can Anything Be Done to Stop the Avalanche of Wage & Hour Litigation?
• Perils of Layoffs, Reduced Workweeks and Other Payroll Reductions Measures

• Arbitration / Grievances / Mediation
• Collective Bargaining
• Discrimination Law
• Employment Agreements
• Employment Class Action Defense
• Employment Counseling
• Employment Litigation
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Labor and Employment Law
• Labor Relations
• Legal Services for the Retail Industry
• Strike Support
• Wrongful Discharge

• J.D., with honors, DePaul University, 1993
• B.A., cum laude, Northern Illinois University, 1990

• Illinois, 1993
• Massachusetts, 1995
• U.S. District Court; Northern District of Illinois, 1994
• Central District of Illinois, 1998
• Southern District of Illinois, 2002
• Northern District of Indiana, 2001
• Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals: Sixth Circuit, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals: Seventh Circuit, 1998

• Member, American Bar Association (Labor & Employment Section & Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee)
• Member, Human Resources Management Association, Chicago
• Member, Northwest Human Resources Council