Thomas M. Wilde

Shareholder

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

Chicago

Thomas M. Wilde is a shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. He represents employers in all aspects of equal employment opportunity, wrongful discharge, wage and hour and labor relations litigation before federal and state courts and various federal, state and local administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board.

Mr. Wilde is a member of the firm's FLSA Task Force and has significant experience conducting wage and hour audits and defending companies in wage and hour actions and Department of Labor audits and investigations.

Mr. Wilde counsels employers on a variety of labor and employment issues, including employee discipline and discharge; harassment and workplace investigations; wage and hour laws; workforce reductions; disability accommodation; and employee leaves of absence. He also represents employers in arbitrations, collective bargaining and labor relations matters and assists employers in preparing and implementing personnel policies.

Mr. Wilde regularly speaks to industry and association groups on a variety of labor and employment topics.

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• Navigating the New EEO-1 Reporting System
• Supreme Court FLSA Decision Relieves Domestic Service Industry: Deference to DOL Regs a Good Sign
• FLSA Status of "Financial Services Industry" Employees Still Issue Despite Helpful DOL Opinion Ltrs
• Beware the Salary Basis Requirement for Exempt Employees

• Arbitration / Grievances / Mediation
• Collective Bargaining
• Discrimination Law
• Employment Agreements
• Employment Class Action Defense
• Employment Counseling
• Employment Litigation
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Labor & Employment Law
• Labor Relations
• Retail Industry Service Team (“RIST”)
• 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
• 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