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Game Company Seeks To Block Facebook From Using Virtual Reality Code
February 23, 2017 — Reuters
What Contractors Should Expect From The Trump Administration
January 27, 2017 — Federal News Radio
Top 7 Workplace Legal Trends for 2017
January 3, 2017 — SHRM
Contractor Whistle-Blower Reprisal Claims Set To Rise
— Bloomberg BNA Federal Contracts Report
The Top Employment Regulations Of 2016
December 20, 2016 — Law360
Here’s Why Tom Brady Faces ‘Very, Very Low’ Chances of Supreme Court Hearing His Case
July 13, 2016 — CBS Sports
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June 28, 2016 — Law360
EU: Ban on Religious Symbols in the Workplace Upheld
June 6, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
Attorneys React To DOL’s Final Overtime Exemption Rule
May 18, 2016 — Law360
Leveraging Leadership: A Conversation with Ellen Dwyer and Kate Adams
May 12, 2016 — Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
DOL Proposes Paid Sick Leave Mandate for Federal Contractors, on Obama's Order
February 24, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
OFCCP Aims to Boost Coordinated Enforcement Efforts, Attorney Says
February 2, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
The Pro Bono Effect: Nonprofits, Small Businesses Can Benefit From Training
January 11, 2016 — Washington Lawyer
Labor and Employment Cases to Watch in 2016
December 24, 2015 — Law360
Employment Legislation and Regulation to Watch in 2016
December 24, 2015 — Law360
Les Représentants des Travailleurs Sont-ils Trop Protégés?
December 22, 2015 — L’Echo
Fight Over Legal Fees in Bias Case Heads to High Court
December 20, 2015 — Business Insurance
Appeals Court: Whistleblowers Don’t Have to Call the SEC
September 10, 2015 — The Wall Street Journal
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Washington, D.C.-based Labor & Employment Group partner, Thomas P. Gies, discusses with The Wall Street Journal the new ruling by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on corporate whistle blowers. The ruling allows corporate whistleblowers to be protected by retaliation provisions when they initially report the possible wrongdoing to their employer and not the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. However, "some companies have been reluctant to go along with the SEC's view for fear that it would lead to more retaliation claims," Gies said.
Will Brady Win in Court? Labor Lawyer Outlines Each Side's Best Argument
September 2, 2015 — CBS Sports
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Thomas P. Gies, a Washington, D.C.-based partner in Crowell & Moring's Labor & Employment Group discusses with CBS Sports the possible arguments Judge Richard Berman may hear from the NFL and Tom Brady in the Deflategate legal battle. Gies said, "There is enough law on both sides of the issue to support a decision for either the union or the league" and that "either way it goes, an appeal to the Second Circuit seems likely."
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Calif. Justices to Weigh Break Issue Left Open by Brinker
June 2, 2015 — Law360
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Orange County-based Labor & Employment Group partner, Mark A. Romeo, speaks with Law360 about the California Supreme Court's decision to hear the class action brought by ABM Industries Inc. security guards who claim they were illegally forced to be on call during their breaks. The case is significant because it gives the court an opportunity to address an issue that was left unresolved in its high-profile Brinker decision. "In large part, Brinker held employers are not obligated to police meal breaks to ensure no work is done, and if the court [in the ABM case] upholds that on-call rest breaks are permitted, it would be another ruling in favor of employers and would go a long way toward eliminating another potential type of claim," Romeo said.
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