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Speeches & Presentations

• "The Unprecedented Year and the Consequences of Austerity," OOPS 2013, Crowell & Moring's 29th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C. (May 15-16, 2013). Moderator: W. Stanfield Johnson; Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Mike Gill, J. Chris Haile, Barry Rhoads (Cassidy & Associates), Stephan Rice, and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "Third Thursday Briefing Comcast v. Behrend – How Big A Deal?" Webinar (April 18, 2013). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Mark A. Romeo, Shari Ross Lahlou, and April Nelson.
• "Third Thursday: Crowell & Moring's March Employee Benefits Update," Webinar (March 21, 2013). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Seth T. Perretta, Malcolm C. Slee, and Allison Ullman.
• "Third Thursday – Crowell & Moring's Wage & Hour Update," Crowell & Moring Webinar (February 21, 2013). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley-Barlow, Andrew W. Bagley, and Christopher Calsyn.
• "Third Thursday – Crowell & Moring's Wage & Hour Update," Crowell & Moring Webinar (October 18, 2012). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Christopher Calsyn, and Jonathan A. Moskowitz.
• "Evolution or Revolution? Recent Changes in Government Contracts Labor Requirements," Crowell & Moring Webinar (June 17, 2010). Co-Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Gunjan Talati and Richard Arnholt.
• "Government Contracts Labor: Working Hard for the Money," Caught in the Federal Procurement Fish Bowl, 26th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS), Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C. (May 26-27, 2010). Moderator: Kris D. Meade. Presenters: Thomas P. Gies and Gunjan Talati.
• "The First 100 Days and Beyond -- Employment and Benefits Issues and Developments," International Liquid Terminal Association's Committee of Chief Executives (May 7, 2009). Co-Speakers: Thomas P. Gies and William J. Flanagan.
• "Labor and Employment Developments in President Obama's First 100 Days," Crowell & Moring Webinar Presentation (April 2009). Co-Presenters: Trina L. Fairley, William J. Flanagan, Thomas P. Gies and Kris D. Meade.
• "Current Issues in ERISA Fiduciary Breach and Benefit Claims Litigation," 2008 Practicing Law Institute National Conference on ERISA Litigation (November 2008). Speaker: Thomas P. Gies.
• "LaRue and Its Implications: The Next Wave of ERISA Fiduciary Breach Litigation," Crowell & Moring Webinar (March 2008). Panel: Thomas P. Gies, William J. Flanagan, Karen Handorf and Jane Foster.

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Publications

• "A WARNing About the Sequester," AEI Ideas (February 22, 2013). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Litigation Forecast 2013: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication (January 2013). Mark Klapow, Creator and Editor; Contributors.
• "Obama Appointees with Strong Union Ties Could Push National Labor Relations Board in Wrong Direction," American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (April 16, 2010). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Card Check: Changing the Rules for Collective Bargaining," American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (February 2009). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Leaving Well Enough Alone: Reflections on the Current State of ERISA Remedial Law," 26 Hofstra Lab. & Emp. L.J. 449 (2009). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Jane Foster.
• "For ADEA Purposes, A Filing Is A 'Charge'," Employment Law360 (June 2008). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Daniel M. Creekman.
• "Ensuring Retirement Security," Los Angeles Daily Journal (December 14, 2007). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Jane Foster.
• "The Maryland Wal-Mart Bill, Is it Preempted by ERISA?," 32 Employee Rel. L. J. 3 (2006). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Billing it to the Boss," Legal Times, Labor & Employment Special Report (May 22, 2006). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "ERISA Preemption Meets the Union Corporate Campaign: The Challenge to the Maryland 'Wal-Mart Bill'," ERISA Litigation Reporter, Vol. 14, No. 2 (March-April 2006). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Arguments Over NBCWA Article I Reach Apogee," Crowell & Moring Mining Law Monitor, Vol. 20, Issue 2 (Summer 2003). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Glenn Grant.
• "The Americans with Disabilities Act: Recent Case Law Developments," 21 Energy & Mineral Law Institute 205 (2001). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Andrew M. Bagley.
• "Age Discrimination Act Waivers: Final EEOC Regulations Prohibit "Tender Back" Provisions And Set Forth New Requirements For Legally-Valid Waivers," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, (December 2000). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Sarah J. Zimmerman.
• "Supreme Court Clarifies Coverage Of Federal Disabilities Law," Crowell & Moring Labor and Employment Law Update, Issue 16, (September 1999). Co-Author: Thomas P. Gies and Andrew W. Bagley.
• "Microsoft Temps Win Another Round," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, Volume 1, Issue 7, (June 1999). Co-Author: Thomas P. Gies and Christine C. D'Alessandro.
• "Supreme Court Narrows ERISA Preemption Protection For Insured Employee Benefit Plans," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, Volume 1, Issue 4, (May 1999). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Terence F. Flynn.
• "Court Scuttles Employer Attempts To Avoid Affirmative Action Plan Reporting Requirements," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, Volume 1, Issue 3, (April 1999). Co-Author: Thomas P. Gies and Kimberly K. Hartwell.
• "Court Bars Employer's Secondary Boycott Damages Action Because Of Arbitration Clause In Collective Bargaining Agreement," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, Volume 1, Issue 2, (April 1999). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "'New News' From The Labor Department: Increased Enforcement Activity Presents New Compliance Challenges," Crowell & Moring Labor and Employment Law Update (January 1999). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Kris D. Meade.
• "For Neither Love nor Money - Obtaining Effective Releases of ADEA Claims," C&M Labor and Employment Law Update, (February 1995). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Labor Law Successorship Under the Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement and the UMWA's Campaign for Job Security," 90 W. Va. L. Rev 921, (1988). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "The Equal Employment Audit Handbook, Executive Enterprises," (1983). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies, Zachary D. Fasman and Michael Album.
• "Employer Remedies for Work Stoppages That Violate No-Strike Provisions," 8 Emp.Rel.L.J. 178, (1982). Author: Thomas P. Gies.

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Client Alerts & Newsletters

• "New Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form Required as of May 7, 2013," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 6, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Jonathan A. Moskowitz, Honor Costello, Mark A. Romeo, Wendy A. Sugg, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "Supreme Court Holds that FLSA Collective Action Must be Dismissed Because Named Plaintiff’s Claims Became Moot After Her Rejection of Offer of Judgment," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 26, 2013). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Jonathan A. Moskowitz, Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Christopher Calsyn, S. Shane Sagheb, Mark A. Romeo, Wendy A. Sugg.
• "401k Plan Investment Selection Triggers ERISA Violation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 29, 2013). Contacts: Seth T. Perretta, Joel D. Wood, Thomas P. Gies.
• "Good News for Goldman: Second Circuit Requires Individual Arbitration of Title VII Claim," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 22, 2013). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "California Employees' Entitlement to Leave for Pregnancy Disability not Limited to Four Months," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 5, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, James E. Kellett, Mark A. Romeo, Wendy A. Sugg, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "No Feasible Trial Plan – No Class Action," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 14, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Mark A. Romeo, James E. Kellett.
• "In the Wake of Canning - Turmoil at the NLRB Because of Recess Appointments," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 1, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Glenn D. Grant, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Philip F. Repash, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "California Employment Law Developments for 2013," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 28, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo, Wendy A. Sugg, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "Brinker Warrants Certification of Meal and Rest Break Class Claims in Two Recent California Decisions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 28, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo, Wendy A. Sugg, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "NLRB Overturns 50-Year Precedent on Dues-Checkoff," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 21, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Philip F. Repash, Mark A. Romeo, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "Lead Plaintiff's Failure to Report Alleged Unpaid Work Time Under The Employer's Reporting Policies Dooms FLSA Collective Action," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 20, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe, Jonathan A. Moskowitz, Mark A. Romeo, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "California Appellate Court Approves (Finally) of Neutral Time Rounding," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 7, 2012). Contacts: Mark A. Romeo, S. Shane Sagheb, Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe.
• "NLRB Says "Yes," You Can Be Fired for Something You Post Online," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 15, 2012). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Philip F. Repash, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Rachel L. Talbot, Mark A. Romeo, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "NLRB Issues its First Social Media Policy Decision," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 24, 2012). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Jonathan A. Moskowitz, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Christine B. Hawes, Mark A. Romeo, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "NLRB Rules Against Routine Requests for Confidentiality in Ongoing Employer Investigations," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 14, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo, Glenn D. Grant, Rachel L. Talbot.
• "The NLRB's Acting General Counsel Asserts an Unprecedented Challenge to Employee Handbook Receipt Provisions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 8, 2012). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Mark A. Romeo, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "Seventh Circuit Authorizes An "Issue Class Action" in Response to Dukes," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 3, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo, Jasmine V. Dos Santos, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "California High Court Rejects Fee Request For Rest Break Claims," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 2, 2012). Contacts: Mark A. Romeo, S. Shane Sagheb, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe.
• "NLRB Notice Posting Rule Delayed," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 18, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo.
• "Brinker – Was It Worth The Wait For Employers?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 17, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo, Wendy A. Sugg, S. Shane Sagheb.
• "Preparing For May Day, And Beyond, At The NLRB," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 16, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo.
• "Maryland Takes the Lead on Social Media Access Legislation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 13, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, S. Shane Sagheb, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo.
• "Federal Court Imposes Broad Preservation Obligation Regarding Potential Class Members in FLSA Action," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 23, 2012). Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, Christopher Calsyn, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Thomas P. Gies, Mark A. Romeo.
• "Department of Labor Proposes FMLA Rule on Leave for Caregivers to Servicemembers and Airline Flight Crew Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 14, 2012). Contacts: James E. Kellett, Ira M. Saxe, Jared Levine, Thomas P. Gies, Mark A. Romeo.
• "NLRB Clarifies Its Position Regarding Employees' Social Media Usage ," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 2, 2012). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Christopher Calsyn, Mark A. Romeo.
• "“Collyer Lite” -- NLRB Announces Limitation on Collyer Deferral," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 26, 2012). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Mark A. Romeo.
• "NLRB and FINRA Signal Federal Push To Create A Right for Employees To Pursue Collective Litigation Regardless of Arbitration Agreements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 12, 2012). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Jared Levine, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Mark A. Romeo.
• "NLRB Issues Final Rule On "Quickie" Elections," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 22, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Mark A. Romeo.
• "NLRB Scales Back -- But Not By Much -- The New "Quickie" Election Rules it Proposed on June 22, 2011," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 6, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Mark A. Romeo.
• "OSHA Revises Its Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Rules Impacting Public Companies and Their Affiliates and Subsidiaries," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 9, 2011). Contacts: Mark A. Romeo, Samuel P. Nielson, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Christopher Calsyn, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe.
• "California Seating Lawsuits Meeting Resistance, But Employers Shouldn't Sit Idly By," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 21, 2011). Contacts: Mark A. Romeo, Samuel P. Nielson, Jeffrey W. Pagano, James E. Kellett, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies.
• "NLRB Postpones Implementation of Its New Employee Rights Posting Requirement," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 7, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Mark A. Romeo.
• "NLRB Makes Employee Rights Poster Available on its Website Shortly After Commencement of a Lawsuit Challenging its Posting Rule," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 15, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Jonathan A. Moskowitz, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Mark A. Romeo.
• "National Labor Relations Board Alters Landscape for Determining the Scope of Petitioned-For Bargaining Units," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 9, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Jonathan A. Moskowitz, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Mark A. Romeo.
• "The NLRB Overrules Prior Decisions to Reinstate "Recognition Bar" Protection for Unions Voluntarily Recognized and "Successor Bar" Protection for Incumbent Unions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 8, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Mark A. Romeo.
• "NLRB Imposes New Employee Rights Posting Requirement on Covered Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 6, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Mark A. Romeo.
• "The NLRB and USDOL Issue Controversial Proposed Regulations To Aid Union Organizing," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 30, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Philip F. Repash, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Mark A. Romeo.
• "Supreme Court Changes The Class Action Landscape In Dukes v. Wal-Mart," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 28, 2011). Contacts: James E. Kellett, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley-Barlow, Mark A. Romeo, Wendy A. Sugg.
• "Connecticut to Become First State to Mandate Guaranteed Paid Sick-Leave Time for Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 9, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Philip F. Repash, Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley-Barlow, Mark A. Romeo.
• "EEOC Proposes to Extend Title VII and ADA Recordkeeping Requirements to Include Entities Covered by GINA," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 8, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Philip F. Repash, Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley-Barlow, Mark A. Romeo.
• "Fifth Circuit Applies Recent Supreme Court Decision to Revive Son's Title VII Retaliation Claim Based on Father's Protected Activity," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 31, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe, Mark A. Romeo.
• "Think That California Lawsuits Over Seating Concern Only Retail Cashiers? Think Again," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 26, 2011). Contacts: Mark A. Romeo, Wendy A. Sugg, Samuel P. Nielson, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano.
• "Circuit Court Rules No Cause of Action for Discrimination Against Debtors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 24, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Jeffrey W. Pagano, James E. Kellett, Mark A. Romeo.
• "NLRB Sues Arizona in Federal Court over Constitutional Amendment Requiring Secret Ballot Elections for Union Representation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 18, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe, Mark A. Romeo.
• "You Wanna Sue Your Employer for Overtime? The Labor Department Has an App for That!," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 17, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe, Mark A. Romeo.
• "New York State Department of Labor Issues Guidance and Sample Templates in Connection With the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 12, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe, Jonathan A. Moskowitz, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Mark A. Romeo.
• "EEOC Issues Final Regulations on ADA Amendments Act of 2008," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 7, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, James E. Kellett, Ira M. Saxe, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Mark A. Romeo.
• "New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Takes Effect on April 9, 2011," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 4, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Mark A. Romeo.
• "Oral Complaints are Sufficient to Support an FLSA Retaliation Claim," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 28, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Mark A. Romeo.
• "NLRB Flexes Its Muscles by Opposing State Constitutional Amendments Requiring the Use of Secret Ballot Elections for Union Representation Purposes and Limiting Deferral to Arbitration," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 26, 2011). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Mark A. Romeo.
• "New Process Steel – The Supreme Court Sends The NLRB Back To The Drawing Board," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 17, 2010). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo.
• "What Should Large Employers Do Now? Implications of Dukes v. Wal-Mart," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 29, 2010). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Rebecca L. Springer, Jeffrey W. Pagano.
• "Becker Means Change At The Labor Board," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 1, 2010). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo.
• "DoD Implements Franken Amendment For Non-Commercial Contracts," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 4, 2010). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Thomas P. Gies, Richard Arnholt.
• "Tenth Circuit Enforces Release of Qui Tam Claim under the False Claims Act," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 17, 2009). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Rebecca L. Springer.
• "Card Check Legislation Introduced In Congress," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 11, 2009). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo.
• "Changes in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Health Law 'In The News' (February 18, 2009). Contacts: Arthur N. Lerner, Thomas P. Gies, Barbara H. Ryland, Robin B. Campbell.
• "Economic Stimulus Act Provides COBRA Subsidies And New COBRA Election And Disclosure Requirements; DOL Provides Guidance On Defined Benefit Funding Disclosures," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 18, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Employee Benefits Update," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 9, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Supreme Court Weighs in on Plan Documents Rule and Effect of Non-QDRO Divorce Decree on Retirement Benefits," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 8, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Children's Health Insurance Law Amends ERISA To Impose New Special Enrollment Periods And Notice Requirements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 8, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Obama Moves Out On The Union Front," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 3, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Obama Administration Issues Pro-Union Executive Orders," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 2, 2009). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo.
• "New Law Provides Pension Funding Relief And Other Measures In Response To Economic Crisis," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 5, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Is "Card Check" In Your Future?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 6, 2008). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo.
• "ADA Amendments Act Rejects Supreme Court Decisions Limiting Scope of ADA," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 24, 2008). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade.
• "Anxiously-Awaited Brinker Decision Holds That Employers Need Not Police Whether Employees Take Meal Periods," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 23, 2008). Contacts: Mark A. Romeo, James E. Kellett, Thomas P. Gies.
• "New Law Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination Raises New Risks For Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 27, 2008). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, James E. Kellett, Mark A. Romeo, Rebecca L. Springer.
• "New Jersey and Washington D.C. Paid Leave Laws Gain Momentum," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 1, 2008). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Mark A. Romeo.
• "Supreme Court Rules that Filing of Formal Charge No Longer Necessary to Satisfy Administrative Filing Requirements of ADEA," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 5, 2008). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, James E. Kellett.
• "Supreme Court Expands Right of Individual Participants to Sue ERISA Fiduciaries for Damages," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 29, 2008). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "New Tax Notice Requirement for California Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 27, 2007). Contacts: Mark A. Romeo, Thomas P. Gies.
• "Commissioned Salespersons in New York State Must, Effective October 16, 2007, Be Paid Under Written Agreements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 12, 2007). Contacts: Jeffrey W. Pagano, James E. Kellett, Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies.
• "Third Circuit Upholds EEOC Rule Permitting Retiree Health Plan Coordination of Benefits with Medicare," Health Law 'In The News' (June 14, 2007). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "California Supreme Court Expands Time Limit to File Meal and Rest Period Claims," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 20, 2007). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Jonathan A. Moskowitz.
• "Non-Statutory Labor Exemption to the Federal Antitrust Laws Does Not Bar Class-Action by Employees Against Hospitals," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 16, 2007). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Jonathan A. Moskowitz, Jeffrey W. Pagano.
• "U.S. Senate Holds Hearings on the Employee Free Choice Act ," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 2, 2007). Contacts: Jonathan A. Moskowitz, Thomas P. Gies.
• "Long Service Ticking Timebomb – Less Than a Month to Go," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 15, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Thomas P. Gies.
• "Hot Spots For UK Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - UK (July 25, 2006). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Emmanuel Plasschaert.
• "Privacy, Information and Consultation of the Works Council," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (June 30, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Frederik Van Remoortel, Thomas P. Gies.
• "TUPE or not TUPE … more of a foresight saga?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - UK (March 30, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Thomas P. Gies.
• "DOL Announces New LM-10 Guidance and Extended Filing Deadline," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 9, 2006). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer.
• "U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Title VII's Definition of “Employer” is not a Jurisdictional Issue," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 2, 2006). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "The Maryland “Wal-Mart Bill” – Is it Preempted?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 2, 2006). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Maryland Raises The Minimum Wage," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 13, 2006). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "New DOL Reporting Requirements For Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 1, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer.
• "OFCCP Issues "Internet Applicant" Definition," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 10, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade.
• "Cracks In The AFL-CIO Federation: Impact On Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 5, 2005). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Employer's Overly-Broad Confidentiality Rule Violates Labor Law," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 5, 2005). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Do You Often Have A Hard Time Getting Out Of Bed In The Morning? Can A Psychological Test Violate The ADA?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 5, 2005). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Supreme Court Addresses The Statute of Limitations For Retaliation Claims Under The False Claims Act," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 28, 2005). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Watch That Wording – Appellate Court Invalidates IBM's Standard Release," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 9, 2005). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• ""Disparate Impact" Theory Available In Age Discrimination Cases," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 7, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade.
• ""Disparate Impact" Theory Available In Age Discrimination Cases," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 7, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade.
• "DOL Issues Final Regulations on FLSA Exemptions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 23, 2004). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Andrew W. Bagley.
• "Fourth Circuit Extends Time For Retaliation Claims," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 10, 2004). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Thomas P. Gies.
• "Supreme Court Relaxes Proof Requirements in EEO Cases," Health Law 'In The News' (June 12, 2003). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Circuit City Stores V. Adams: The Supreme Court Strikes A Blow In Favor Of Resolving Employment Disputes Through Mandatory Arbitration," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 1, 2001). Contacts: Andrew W. Bagley, Thomas P. Gies.
• "Age Discrimination Act Waivers: Final EEOC Regulations Prohibit "Tender Back" Provisions And Set Forth New Requirements For Legally-Valid Waivers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 1, 2000). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "OFCCP — Here They Go Again!," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 1, 2000). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Microsoft Temps Win Another Round," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 1, 1999). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Supreme Court Narrows ERISA Preemption Protection For Insured Employee Benefit Plans," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 1, 1999). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Court Bars Employer's Secondary Boycott Damages Action Because Of Arbitration Clause In Collective Bargaining Agreement," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 1, 1999). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Court Scuttles Employer Attempts To Avoid Affirmative Action Plan Reporting Requirements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 1, 1999). Contact: Thomas P. Gies.

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In the News

• Fed Courts, DOJ Prepare for Big Cuts: Looming Sequestration Could Force Layoffs and Furloughs
  February 25, 2013 — National Law Journal
  
  

  Thomas P. Gies, partner in the firm's Labor & Employment Group, discusses sequestration, its impact on government contractors, and whether government contractors need to notify employees of the possibility of layoffs from the sequestration under federal law.

  
  
• Northrop Settles With Trax In Army Subcontract Row
  March 6, 2012 — Government Contracts Law360, Quoted
  
  
• How They Won It: Crowell Beats FLSA Suit At Trial
  November 17, 2011 — Law360
  
  

  Washington, D.C.-based Labor & Employment Group partner, Thomas P. Gies, is featured in Law360’s “How They Won It” column for his victory in an employee misclassification suit on behalf of firm client DeWolff Boberg & Associates (DB&A). Crowell & Moring counsel Christopher Calsyn and firm associate Arash Jahanian were also on the winning team that defended DB&A against a collective action in Texas federal court, which returned a favorable jury verdict in less than an hour of deliberation.

  According to Gies, “Very, very early on the client determined that this was the place to fight the fight. The settlement demand was unrealistic, and their business model depends on these folks being classified as salaried exempt employees, so they needed to be vindicated. The case was filed in May 2010, and I told everybody on my team within the first month that we were either going to win on summary judgment or go to trial.”

• Crowell & Moring L&E Partner Thomas P. Gies Featured in POLITICO'S Debate: The Employee Free Choice Act
  March 31, 2009 — www.Politico.com
  
  Crowell & Moring LLP Labor & Employment Group partner Thomas P. Gies is featured on www.Politico.com as a panelist in the outlet's online "POLITICO Debate: The Employee Free Choice Act - Rebuttals." In his Rebuttal to pro-Card Check voices, he states: "One thing comes through loud and clear in reading the essays submitted by proponents of the bill. The case for card check has been revealed as an unapologetic plea for income redistribution."
  
  Click to read the full POLITICO Debate: The Employee Free Choice Act-Rebuttals.
  
  
• Card Check Compromise?: The Employee Free Choice Act has Labor and Business on the Mat. There May be Ways Out.
  March 16, 2009 — Forbes
  
  Crowell & Moring Labor & Employment Group partner Thomas P. Gies is featured in Forbes for his comments on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) and his American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research white paper on the EFCA titled, "Card Check: Changing the Rules for Collective Bargaining." Gies has also been quoted on this issue in Employment Law360.
  
  
• Crowell & Moring LLP Argues Before U.S. Supreme Court in LaRue v. DeWolff
  November 27, 2007 — Employment Law360
  
  Thomas P. Gies, partner in Crowell & Moring LLP's Labor & Employment Group, made Monday's argument in the Supreme Court on behalf of C&M client DeWolff, Boberg & Associates. LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates Inc. et al. involves the scope of remedies available to 401k plan participants under ERISA, in a case where a former employee and plan participant claims lost profits in his 401k plan account as a result of an alleged failure to follow his instructions to change his mutual fund investment allocations in the plan. The case is featured in several media outlets including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Employment Law360, BNA's Daily Labor Report, etc... The Court's decision is expected by the end of June, 2008. 
  
  LaRue v. DeWolff Documents
  Respondents' Brief on the Merits [PDF]
  Fourth Circuit Opinion [PDF] 
  Fourth Circuit Order denying Appellant's Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing en banc [PDF]
  
  
• Crowell & Moring's Thomas Gies Quoted in Business Insurance Regarding Employment Law
  May 26, 2005 — Business Insurance
  
  Thomas P. Gies was quoted regarding the use of claims release forms, documents given by employers to terminated employees in return for severance pay. Gies, who is a Washington, DC-based partner in Crowell & Moring's Bankruptcy, Class Actions, Employee Benefits, Health Care, and Labor & Employment Groups, addressed whether to include "covenant not to sue'' language in release forms.
  
  

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