Thomas M. Wilde

Shareholder

T: +1 (312) 609 7821 F: +1 (312) 609 5005

Chicago

Thomas M. Wilde has served in many leadership positions in the firm including Chair of the Labor and Employment practice area and as 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 andwas selected for inclusion from 2009 to 2012 in Illinois Super Lawyers. The Legal 500 United States guide recommends Mr. Wilde in the Labor and Employment—Labor and Employment Litigation; Labor and Employment—Labor-Management Relations categories. In addition, he received a "BV Distinguished" Peer Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. 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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• Labor and Employment Law Newsletter - November 2011
• United States Supreme Court Strikes Down Largest Employment Discrimination Class Action in History
• Employment Law Update (NY) Complete Program Materials - June 14, 2011
• Thomas M. Wilde Quoted in Inside Counsel on the EEOC’s New Regulations Interpreting the ADAAA

• 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
• US District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1994
• US District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1998
• US District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 2001
• US District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 2002
• US District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2003
• US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1997
• US 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